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A man in his 70s from Cambridgeshire has been arrested by officers investigating sexual abuse claims against Jimmy Savile and others. A man arrested by police investigating sexual abuse claims against Jimmy Savile and others has been bailed.
He is the third man to be detained under Operation Yewtree, the criminal inquiry being conducted by the Met police and the NSPCC. The man, in his 70s, from Cambridgeshire, was detained at 7.15am on Sunday and released on police bail until December after several hours of questioning.
The Met said the man "falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'others'". He was arrested at 7.15am on suspicion of sexual offences and has been taken into police custody locally, Scotland Yard said. He is the third man to be detained under Operation Yewtree, the criminal inquiry being conducted by the Metropolitan police and the NSPCC.
It comes nine days after the arrest and bail of the entertainer Freddie Starr, and two weeks after Gary Glitter was questioned. Glitter, 68, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was arrested at home and questioned at a London police station before being released on bail until mid-December. The Met said the man "falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'others'". He was arrested on suspicion of sexual offences and taken into police custody locally, Scotland Yard said.
The arrest came nine days after the arrest and bail of the comedian Freddie Starr, and two weeks after Gary Glitter was questioned. Glitter, 68, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was arrested at home and questioned at a London police station before being released on bail until mid-December.