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Published On: Fri, Nov 16th, 2012

Former DJ Dave Lee Travis arrested in Savile sex abuse scandal involving 450 kids

Former DJ Dave Lee Travis has been arrested by police investigating the Jimmy Savile child abuse scandal, Sky sources have said.

Travis was arrested in connection in the national investigation into abuse allegations made against disgraced Jim’ll Fix It presenter Savile. There are around 450 potential victims have come forward and 200 allegations of sexual assault have been made.

The 67-year-old Radio 1 star and host of Top of the Pops is being questioned, arrested by detectives from the Metropolitan Police’s Operation Yewtree at his home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, according to sources.

Travis, dubbed the Hairy Cornflake, has denied the ­accusations.

It is understood that the allegations do not directly involve Savile and are classed under the strand of the investigation termed “others”.

Dave Lee Travis and Jimmy Savile photo

 

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  1. CHRISTOPHER ALLEN HORTON says:

    THIS ARTICLE IS POORLY WRITTEN. I CAN NOT TELL WHAT Dave Lee Travis IS BEING ACCUSED OF.

    CHRISTOPHER ALLEN HORTON

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