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Operation Yewtree: Freddie Starr facing fresh claims | Operation Yewtree: Freddie Starr facing fresh claims |
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Entertainer Freddie Starr has been rearrested over fresh claims of sexual offences, under the strand of Operation Yewtree unrelated to Jimmy Savile. | |
Mr Starr, 70, from Warwickshire, was arrested last year on suspicion of sexual offences under the "Savile and others" strand of the operation. | |
He has previously denied any wrongdoing and has been re-bailed until June. | He has previously denied any wrongdoing and has been re-bailed until June. |
Operation Yewtree was set up following the revelation of the sexual offences carried out by Jimmy Savile. | Operation Yewtree was set up following the revelation of the sexual offences carried out by Jimmy Savile. |
The late BBC Radio One DJ and television presenter abused adults and children over more than five decades, according to a Metropolitan Police report. | |
The NSPCC described him as one of the most prolific sex offenders in its 129-year history. | The NSPCC described him as one of the most prolific sex offenders in its 129-year history. |
Operation Yewtree has three strands. One concerns Savile's crimes exclusively, whilst another relates to allegations against Savile and others, and Mr Starr was arrested on 1 November 2012 under this strand. | Operation Yewtree has three strands. One concerns Savile's crimes exclusively, whilst another relates to allegations against Savile and others, and Mr Starr was arrested on 1 November 2012 under this strand. |
The third strand, under which Mr Starr was arrested on Wednesday, concentrates on accusations unconnected to the Savile investigations but which emerged as a result of the publicity surrounding Savile. | |
Mr Starr has previously denied claims that he groped a girl of 14 while in a BBC dressing room with Savile. |