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Veteran BBC television and radio presenter Paul Gambaccini has been arrested by British police on suspicion of sexual offences.
Gambaccini, whose broadcasting career spans 40 years, was held on Tuesday as part of Operation Yewtree, the inquiry into alleged sexual offences by the late BBC television star Jimmy Savile and others.
Scotland Yard has refused to name the 64-year-old, but Gambaccini's identity was confirmed by sources on Friday.
The DJ, one of Britain's best known broadcasters, is the 15th arrest under Operation Yewtree since it began a year ago. He was arrested under the "others" strand of the investigation, meaning the allegations are not directly linked to Savile.
Shortly after 6pm on Tuesday, Scotland Yard announced that a 64-year-old man had been bailed to a date in early January "pending further inquiries". Yesterday, a spokesman said: "We don't give a running commentary on investigations and we don't confirm names [of arrestees before charge]."
Gambaccini and his agent declined to comment.
The BBC said in a statement: "Paul Gambaccini has decided that, in light of media attention, he would rather not be on air at present and we respect that decision. Therefore, Paul will not be presenting on BBC radio in coming weeks."
New York-born Gambaccini began his four-decade BBC career at Radio 1 in October 1973. He is the only person to have been a regular presenter on Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4.
His 40th anniversary was celebrated with a four-part BBC Radio 4 series, The Gambaccini Years, broadcast in August.
Operation Yewtree detectives arrested a second man, 74, in south London on suspicion of sexual offences on Tuesday, but his identity has not been confirmed.
Four individuals have been charged under Operation Yewtree: the Australian entertainer Rolf Harris, celebrity publicist Max Clifford, DJ Dave Lee Travis and David Smith, a former BBC driver.
Smith was found dead at his home in Lewisham, southeast London, on Monday on the eve of his trial for abusing a 12-year-old boy in 1984.


Veteran BBC presenter Paul Gambaccini held on sex offences

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Paul Gambaccini, a 40-year broadcasting veteran, held as part of Jimmy Savile inquiry


Veteran BBC television and radio presenter Paul Gambaccini has been arrested by British police on suspicion of sexual offences. Scotland Yard has refused to name the 64-year-old, but Gambaccini's identity was confirmed by sources on Friday.
