Savile investigation: Police investigate 25 celebrities for sex offences
Daily Telegraph
December 10, 2012 7:43AM
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Jimmy Savile Paedophile scandal : Australian Entertainer questioned by Scotland Yard detectives in relation to one of the biggest sex scandals to rock the UK.
BRITISH police are investigating claims of sex offences by 25 celebrities and expect to arrest six of them in coming weeks.
Most of the 25 are television and radio entertainers, London's Sunday Times newspaper reported.
However, the newspaper said some of the alleged victims did not want to be identified or to press charges, which would make a criminal case unlikely.
Police reportedly believe there is enough evidence to detain people in at least a dozen cases.
A source told The Sun newspaper "they all tend to be white men of the Savile generation." They were named in phone calls to the police or to charities.
Five of those questioned have already been named: pop star Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr, DJ Dave Lee Travis, BBC producer Wilfred De'ath and PR guru Max Clifford.
A sixth man, a world-famous entertainer in his 80s, has been questioned under caution but has not been named by the media.
All those questioned have denied any wrongdoing.
About 450 potential victims have come forward since the Operation Yewtree inquiry started two months ago.
Yewtree was set up after late Top of the Pops presenter Jimmy Savile was revealed as a serial abuser.
It has three strands: allegations against Savile, allegations involving Savile and other people, and allegations against people unconnected to Savile.
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