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| Operation Yewtree: Met arrests man in his 60s on suspicion of sexual offences | Operation Yewtree: Met arrests man in his 60s on suspicion of sexual offences |
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| The Metropolitan police has arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of sexual offences under the investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal. | The Metropolitan police has arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of sexual offences under the investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal. |
| Scotland Yard said the arrest fell under the "other" strand of its Operation Yewtree investigation, meaning the allegations do not involve Savile. | Scotland Yard said the arrest fell under the "other" strand of its Operation Yewtree investigation, meaning the allegations do not involve Savile. |
| Detectives from Operation Yewtree arrested the man at his home in Surrey at 7.40am on Thursday. He has been taken to a central London police station for questioning. | Detectives from Operation Yewtree arrested the man at his home in Surrey at 7.40am on Thursday. He has been taken to a central London police station for questioning. |
| He is the fifth arrest as part of Operation Yewtree, which has been contacted by more than 500 alleged victims since it began in October. | He is the fifth arrest as part of Operation Yewtree, which has been contacted by more than 500 alleged victims since it began in October. |
| Police did not name the man in a short statement about the arrest on Thursday. The Met said: "The individual falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'Others'." | Police did not name the man in a short statement about the arrest on Thursday. The Met said: "The individual falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'Others'." |
| The singer Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr, and DJ Dave Lee Travis are three of those previously arrested and bailed in the Met probe. The former BBC producer Wilfred De'Ath was also arrested and bailed. | The singer Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr, and DJ Dave Lee Travis are three of those previously arrested and bailed in the Met probe. The former BBC producer Wilfred De'Ath was also arrested and bailed. |
| They were classified as falling under the "others" strand of the investigation. A man in his 80s was interviewed under caution and released on 29 November. | They were classified as falling under the "others" strand of the investigation. A man in his 80s was interviewed under caution and released on 29 November. |
| There are three strands to Operation Yewtree: "Savile", "Savile and others", and "others". | There are three strands to Operation Yewtree: "Savile", "Savile and others", and "others". |
| "Savile and others" relates to alleged offences in which the former Jim'll Fix It host was suspected of being involved; "others" relates to allegations being investigated by Operation Yewtree, but do not involve Savile. | "Savile and others" relates to alleged offences in which the former Jim'll Fix It host was suspected of being involved; "others" relates to allegations being investigated by Operation Yewtree, but do not involve Savile. |
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