Jimmy Savile: Gary Glitter arrested over sex offences

[Gerald]

The BBC's Tim Reid said police have confirmed they "have today arrested a man in his 60s in connection with the investigation"

Former pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested on suspicion of sex offences by police investigating Jimmy Savile abuse claims.

He was released on bail until mid-December, after being questioned at a London police station.

Glitter, 68, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed in Vietnam in 2006 for child sex offences.

Police are investigating allegations TV star Savile sexually abused some 300 young people over a 40-year period.

Met Police confirmed officers from Operation Yewtree had "arrested a man in his 60s in connection with the investigation".

"The man, from London, was arrested at approximately 0715 on suspicion of sexual offences. The individual falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'Savile and others'."

Scotland Yard has said it is following about 400 lines of inquiry as part of the operation - which is looking into claims Savile, who died last year aged 84, abused hundreds of young girls and some boys.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20114378


Note: 28 October 2012 Last updated at 17:32 GMT

[Oberon]

No real surprises there, another jail sentence in the works for Glitter perhaps. The only surprise is it took this long to arrest Glitter, and this long for the Saville story to make it to Subsim.

Personally, I have my doubts about some of the claims, I mean over 300? That's on a virtually industrial scale, more likely that some have smelt blood in the water and know that Saville can't defend himself since he is dead.

I don't envy the cops that have to dig through this mess.

[Gerald]

That he had to crawl into prison was previously known, but I agree that it is a lot more involved than he, of course, it's a big mess in an investigation, hardly a desirable position in the first place victims, and judgment involved in this.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Vendor

That he had to crawl into prison was previously known, but I agree that it is a lot more involved than he, of course, it's a big mess in an investigation, hardly a desirable position in the first place victims, and judgment involved in this.

Indeed, there will be a lot of heightened emotions involved in this, despite the years that have passed, and the BBC is going to face a very rough road if all the names come out. The thing is, society now is far different to society in the 1970s and 1980s, one just has to look at the BBCs 'Life on Mars' to realise that, and as a female worker in a male dominated environment it was almost expected that you would, at some point in your career, suffer some form of sexual harassment, be it a grope, a sexually related joke at your expense, or even in extreme cases attempted rape. Fighting back against this was so difficult that many women chose not to, but those that did eventually paved the way to the more equal manner in which women are treated in the work place in todays society.

[Gerald]

^Wise words Obie.

The only surprise is it took this long to arrest Glitter, and this long for the Saville story to make it to Subsim.

Its mentioned in the Trumps birther nonsense topic