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| LONDON — The British police made an arrest on Sunday in the widening inquiry into the sexual-abuse scandal surrounding the BBC television star Jimmy Savile. | LONDON — The British police made an arrest on Sunday in the widening inquiry into the sexual-abuse scandal surrounding the BBC television star Jimmy Savile. |
| The Metropolitan Police did not identify the man that had been arrested, saying only that he was in his 60s. But the British news media, including the BBC, widely reported that the man, who was being held at a London police station, was the 1970s pop star Gary Glitter, who is a convicted pedophile. | The Metropolitan Police did not identify the man that had been arrested, saying only that he was in his 60s. But the British news media, including the BBC, widely reported that the man, who was being held at a London police station, was the 1970s pop star Gary Glitter, who is a convicted pedophile. |
| A Scotland Yard spokesman said the man was arrested shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday “on suspicion of sexual offenses.” The arrest is part of a widening police inquiry known as Operation Yewtree into “Jimmy Savile and others,” the spokesman said. | A Scotland Yard spokesman said the man was arrested shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday “on suspicion of sexual offenses.” The arrest is part of a widening police inquiry known as Operation Yewtree into “Jimmy Savile and others,” the spokesman said. |
| Last week, police officials said that some 300 people had come forward claiming that Mr. Savile had assaulted them. | Last week, police officials said that some 300 people had come forward claiming that Mr. Savile had assaulted them. |
| Before his death last year, Mr. Savile was one of Britain’s most famous television hosts, known for his charity work, his garish tracksuits and his peroxided hair. He was long dogged by rumors of inappropriate behavior with underage girls. | Before his death last year, Mr. Savile was one of Britain’s most famous television hosts, known for his charity work, his garish tracksuits and his peroxided hair. He was long dogged by rumors of inappropriate behavior with underage girls. |
| The case did not break open until after Mr. Savile’s death at the age of 84 last October. Both Mr. Savile and Mr. Glitter have been accused of abusing children in the BBC’s studios. | The case did not break open until after Mr. Savile’s death at the age of 84 last October. Both Mr. Savile and Mr. Glitter have been accused of abusing children in the BBC’s studios. |
| The BBC has come under withering criticism after an investigation into the accusations against Mr. Savile by the current affairs program “Newsnight” was abruptly canceled. Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, which oversees the broadcaster, said in an article in The Sunday Mail that the BBC’s “reputation is on the line” and that the organization “risks squandering public trust” as a result of the scandal. | The BBC has come under withering criticism after an investigation into the accusations against Mr. Savile by the current affairs program “Newsnight” was abruptly canceled. Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, which oversees the broadcaster, said in an article in The Sunday Mail that the BBC’s “reputation is on the line” and that the organization “risks squandering public trust” as a result of the scandal. |
| Mr. Patten also apologized “unreservedly” to the victims who spoke to the “Newsnight” program, “presumably at great personal pain, yet did not have their stories told as they expected.” | Mr. Patten also apologized “unreservedly” to the victims who spoke to the “Newsnight” program, “presumably at great personal pain, yet did not have their stories told as they expected.” |
| Mr. Glitter, a glam-rock star whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted in Britain in 1999 on charges of possessing child pornography. He served nearly three years in prison in Vietnam for sexually abusing two girls, aged 11 and 12 years. | Mr. Glitter, a glam-rock star whose real name is Paul Gadd, was convicted in Britain in 1999 on charges of possessing child pornography. He served nearly three years in prison in Vietnam for sexually abusing two girls, aged 11 and 12 years. |