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| Jimmy Tarbuck arrested in child abuse inquiry | Jimmy Tarbuck arrested in child abuse inquiry |
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| Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested over an allegation of child sex abuse dating back to the 1970s. | Comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested over an allegation of child sex abuse dating back to the 1970s. |
| North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a 73-year-old man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on 26 April. | North Yorkshire Police confirmed that a 73-year-old man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on 26 April. |
| The entertainer and quiz show host - who has an OBE for services to showbusiness and charity - was released on bail pending further enquiries. | The entertainer and quiz show host - who has an OBE for services to showbusiness and charity - was released on bail pending further enquiries. |
| A police statement said he was questioned about an alleged assault on a young boy in the late 1970s. | A police statement said he was questioned about an alleged assault on a young boy in the late 1970s. |
| Mr Tarbuck's arrest came after information was passed on by Metropolitan Police officers working on Operation Yewtree, North Yorkshire Police said. | |
| 50-year career | |
| The force stressed that this arrest "is not part of Yewtree, but a separate investigation" by North Yorkshire Police. | The force stressed that this arrest "is not part of Yewtree, but a separate investigation" by North Yorkshire Police. |
| Operation Yewtree was set up following the death of Jimmy Savile in 2011, when hundreds of sex abuse allegations came to light about the former DJ. | Operation Yewtree was set up following the death of Jimmy Savile in 2011, when hundreds of sex abuse allegations came to light about the former DJ. |
| A spokesman for the police force said: "North Yorkshire Police can confirm that a 73-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a historic child sex abuse investigation in Harrogate. | |
| "The man was arrested in Kingston upon Thames on Friday 26 April 2013. | |
| "Following questioning, he was released on police bail pending further inquiries. | |
| "The complaint relates to an incident that occurred in the late 1970s when the victim was a young boy." | |
| Mr Tarbuck has spent more than 50 years in the entertainment industry, beginning his television career in 1964 with the show It's Tarbuck 65! | |
| He went on to be a regular feature of prime time television in the 1970s and 1980s, hosting a number of quiz shows, including Winner Takes All and Full Swing. | |
| Last November he performed in The Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate the show's 100th anniversary. | |
| His daughter is the actress and television and radio presenter Liza Tarbuck. |