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Two men arrested in Savile sex abuse investigation

The two men were arrested today in London and remain in police custody.

TWO MEN HAVE been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences as part of the investigation into child sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile.

Metropolitan police said the two men, aged 64 and 74, were arrested in south London and taken into police custody today.

The men have been arrested as part of ‘Operation Yewtree’, which was originally launched when allegations against the BBC DJ were first made. The investigation is split into three strands – allegations involving Savile, those involving Savile and others and those involving others.

Police said the two men arrested today fall under the strand of the investigation termed ‘others’, indicating their alleged offences are not linked directly to Savile. They are the 15th and 16th people arrested as part of the operation.

The men can now be held for up to 36 hours for questioning.

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    Oct 29th 2013, 5:32 PM

    Even pictures of the creature gives me the creeps man

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    Oct 29th 2013, 5:45 PM

    Russel brand and johnathon woss got sacked from the bbc over there prank calls

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    Oct 29th 2013, 11:21 PM

    No he didn’t Ross was suspended and was back on air after a couple of weeks. Brand never worked for the BBC.

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    Oct 30th 2013, 12:41 AM

    Brand did work for the BBC he had a weekly podcast for a good few years on BBC radio 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep6JunKn0zM

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    Oct 29th 2013, 5:32 PM

    BBC are up to their neck in this – and they know it.
    God only knows, for years, what went on backstage after ‘Top of the Pops’ & what senior BBC staff knew about it.
    Highly embarrassing for them, broadcasting that fawning Christmas tribute to Savile, shortly after his death.
    It has been reported, that the Director General of the BBC knew all about him, – yet let the tribute programme go ahead.

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    Mute Art Vandelay
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    Oct 29th 2013, 4:32 PM

    How’s about that then?

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    Oct 29th 2013, 4:57 PM

    Now then, now then

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    Oct 29th 2013, 5:00 PM

    Ever hear the saying “the devil is hiding in plain sight”?

    Nobody would suspect this man of being a pederast. Look at him! He is the person you would least suspect. Damn him! The cerebral bastard!

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    Oct 29th 2013, 5:10 PM

    Jim fixed it for them : Dirty Feckers

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    Oct 29th 2013, 4:45 PM

    Now then now then now then. A lot of half-truths written about me. Just because I liked to spend a lot of time with the duchess after she passed on to the next world doesn’t mean I am a necromancer. No sirree Bob. And I don’t need to abuse nowt underage girls. I had plenty of women knocking down my door on TOTP Sonny boy. And a lot of them were 17!

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    Oct 29th 2013, 4:47 PM

    I never had a girlfriend. No sirree Bob. Women are brain damage. Anything that can cook is brain damage. I would rather feast on something else. *Googly eyes*

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    Oct 30th 2013, 1:23 AM

    Even as a kid that guy gave me the creeps! Could never stand the show. All these years later, I know why.

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    Oct 29th 2013, 4:15 PM

    I think the hashtag above is meant to say #JimmySavile not #Jummy lol :)

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