Police make new arrest in Savile investigation
Police investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal made a further arrest today as they revealed the number of potential victims has risen to 450.
A man in his 60s, from Bedfordshire, was held at 7.45am on suspicion of sexual offences and is being questioned.
Scotland Yard said the allegations against him do not directly involve Savile, and are classed under the strand of their investigation termed “others”.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is leading a national investigation into abuse allegations made against disgraced TV presenter Savile.
So far, around 450 potential victims have come forward and 200 allegations of sexual assault have been made.
This has risen from around 300 possible victims the force said they were dealing with last month.
The vast majority of allegations have been made against Savile.
Officers are looking at three strands within their inquiry: claims against Savile, those against Savile and others, and those against others.
Most of the “others” allegations have been made against people associated with the entertainment industry.
So far Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr and a 73-year-old man have been arrested and bailed in connection with the investigation, along with today’s arrest.
