Glitter was held by police for about 10 hours. The BBC and Sky News showed footage of Glitter, who wore a hat, a dark coat and sunglasses, being taken from his home by officers and driven away. The BBC and Sky News identified the man picked up from his London home as Glitter. The statement did not name the man and a spokesman declined further comment. But the arrest the first to be reported in the case widened a scandal that has already damaged the reputation of the publicly-funded BBC and the legacy of Savile, a former DJ who was one of the broadcaster's top show hosts and a prolific charity fundraiser.Ī police statement said a man in his 60s had been picked up just after 7 am on suspicion of sexual offences in the investigation termed Savile and others. Glitter, 68, as released on bail some 10 hours later. On Sunday, the chairman of the BBC Trust said he was committed to finding out the true scale of the scandal to save the broadcaster's reputation.British police arrested convicted sex offender and former pop star Gary Glitter on Sunday as part of an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, media said. GARY GLITTER JIMMY SAVILE TVOne witness told the BBC that she once saw Glitter having sex with a schoolgirl in Savile's dressing room at the broadcaster's TV center in the 1970s. The scandal has horrified Britain with revelations that Savile cajoled and coerced vulnerable teens into having sex with him in his car, in his camper van, and even in dingy dressing rooms on BBC premises. In addition, some potential victims who reported abuse by Savile also told police about separate allegations against unidentified men that did not involve the BBC host. Police have said that though the majority of cases it is investigating related to Savile alone, some involved the entertainer and other, unidentified suspects. Glitter was jailed in Britain in 1999 for possessing child pornography, and convicted in 2006 in Vietnam of committing "obscene acts with children" - offenses involving girls aged 10 and 11. In 2006, the NFL advised its football teams not to use the Glitter version of "Rock and Roll (Part 2)" at games. hits and his look of shiny jumpsuits, silver platform shoes and bouffant wigs, but his music has often been shunned since his abuse convictions. Glitter rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of U.K. It was not immediately clear if Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, and Savile knew each other. Glitter is the first suspect to be arrested in the scandal, which has raised questions about whether the BBC turned a blind eye to the alleged sexual crimes. Most allege abuse by Savile, but some said they were abused by Savile and others. Hundreds of potential victims have come forward since police began their investigation into sex abuse allegations against Savile, the longtime host of popular shows "Top of the Pops" and "Jim'll Fix It" who died at age 84 last year. He remains in custody in a London police station, police said. When asked about Glitter, a spokesman said only that the force arrested a man in his 60s early Sunday morning in London on suspicion of sexual offenses in connection with the Savile probe. On Sunday, the BBC and Sky News showed footage of Glitter, who wore a hat, a dark coat and sunglasses, being taken from his home by officers and driven away.īritish police do not generally identify suspects under arrest by name until they are charged.
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