Two men held in Savile abuse probe (From Herald Series)
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Two men held in Savile abuse probe
1:42pm Wednesday 2nd January 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013
Police probing the sex abuse scandal surrounding the late Jimmy Savile have arrested two men
Two men have been arrested by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, Scotland Yard has said.
A 53-year-old was held in Hampshire at around 8am and a 59-year-old in west London at around midday on Wednesday, both on suspicion of sexual offences.
The allegations are not directly linked to Savile, said the Metropolitan Police.
Scotland Yard is leading a national investigation into allegations against disgraced television presenter Savile and a number of other high-profile figures.
They have separated the inquiry into three strands: claims against Savile, those involving Savile and others, and those involving others. The latest arrests fall under the "others" strand.
So far, officers have questioned 10 people including former pop star Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr and PR guru Max Clifford.
Last month police said a total of 31 allegations of rape had been made against former Top Of The Pops presenter Savile.
Some 589 people have come forward with information relating to the scandal, with a total of 450 complaints against the BBC presenter and DJ, mainly alleging sexual abuse.
Detectives have recorded 199 crimes in 17 force areas in which Savile is a suspect.
