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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 re-arrested over fresh allegations of sexual offences under Operation Yewtree, unrelated to Jimmy Savile. Entertainer Freddie Starr has been rearrested over fresh claims of sexual offences, under the strand of Operation Yewtree unrelated to Jimmy Savile.
Mr Starr was arrested before on suspicion of sexual offences under the "Savile and others" strand of the operation. 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 former DJ and television presenter abused adults and children over more than five decades, according to a Metropolitan Police report. 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 has been arrested today, concentrates on accusations unconnected to the Savile investigations but whose victims came forward as a result of the publicity surrounding Savile. 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.
The entertainer from Warwickshire, who is in his 60s, has previously denied claims that he groped a girl of 14 while in a BBC dressing room with Savile. Mr Starr has previously denied claims that he groped a girl of 14 while in a BBC dressing room with Savile.