2 Nov 2012

Freddie Starr arrested as part of Savile inquiry

10:57 am on 2 November 2012

Entertainer Freddie Starr has been arrested in the police inquiry into sex abuse claims against the late TV personality Jimmy Savile.

Mr Starr was arrested by Operation Yewtree officers on suspicion of sexual offences and has been taken into police custody in Warwickshire, the BBC reports.

He has denied claims he groped a girl of 14 while in a room with Savile.

Operation Yewtree is a Scotland Yard criminal inquiry into sexual abuse claims. Police said the arrested man fell under the strand of the investigation termed "Savile and others".

On Sunday, ex-pop star Gary Glitter was arrested and bailed after being questioned as part of the inquiry.

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.