Two new arrests in Scotland Yard sexual abuse inquiry
Operation Yewtree was set up in the wake of the allegations made against Jimmy Savile
Two men in their 50s have been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences, the Metropolitan Police have said.
Officers from Operation Yewtree - set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal - arrested one man, aged 53, at an address in Hampshire.
The second man, aged 59, was arrested in west London at and taken into custody at a London police station.
Scotland Yard said the arrests were not connected to the allegations made against the late BBC presenter.
The 53-year-old man was arrested at 08:00 GMT and taken into custody locally in Hampshire, the Met said. The other man was arrested at 12:00 GMT.
Operation Yewtree is the Met's investigation into allegations, some dating back decades, that have arisen since Savile was accused of abuse.
The operation has three strands.
One is looking specifically at the actions of Savile and the second strand concerns allegations against "Savile and others".
The third strand, under which the two men were arrested on Wednesday, relates to alleged complaints against other people unconnected to the Jimmy Savile investigations.
These men are the ninth and tenth to be questioned as part of the police operation.
Savile, who died in 2011 aged 84, was a BBC Radio 1 DJ and the presenter of the Jim'll Fix It show on BBC One. The police say 450 victims have alleged abuse by Savile alone.
British comedian and  presenter  was arrested yesterday as part of Operation Yewtree, the sex abuse investigation started following accusations against deceased entertainer . Police said the arrest of Davidson was not directly connected to the accusations against Savile.

Davidson has been released on bail until March. Henri Brandman, Davidson's solicitor, said the complaints against Davidson stem from two women who were adults when the abuse was alleged to have occurred.

Brandman said: "The complainants were then in their mid-20s. Jim vigorously denies the allegations. He answered police questions as fully as he was able after this passage of time. He has not been charged with any offence. Neither he nor I will be making any further comment."

As a result of the arrest, Davidson has pulled out of appearing in ''''. The host of the show, , stated before the arrest that if Davidson were to appear on the show, he would treat him with "the same respect as I'd give any of the housemates" despite Davidson previously calling the openly gay Dowling a "shirt lifter" and a "fucking disgrace" on an episode of ''''.


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