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UK comedian arrested for alleged assault

Veteran TV presenter Jimmy Tarbuck is the latest UK celebrity to be arrested by police.

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2013-05-08_0119Veteran comedian and TV presenter Jimmy Tarbuck is the latest UK celebrity to be arrested by police, this time in connection with an alleged assault on a young boy more than 30 years ago.

Tarbuck, 73, was questioned by North Yorkshire police 12 days ago in relation to an incident that allegedly occurred in the late 1970s in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, when the victim was a young boy.

The Guardian reports he was arrested at his home in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, and released on bail.

Tarbuck, who was presented with an OBE for his work in showbusiness, is known to generations, having got his first TV breakthrough in 1963 with It’s Tarbuck 65! for ITV. He went on to host Sunday Night at the London Palladium and numerous variety and quiz shows including Winner Takes All and Full Swing over a 50-year career.

Police stressed that this arrest “is not part of Yewtree, but a separate investigation” by North Yorkshire police.

Last week broadcaster Stuart Hall, who hosted It’s a Knockout for the BBC, admitted to 14 charges of indecently assaulting girls, including one aged nine.

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  1. I am not convinced by all these claims, some with admissions and eveidence, yes definitely. But I get a sense of gold digging going on. Currently it seems that any bloke who was a tv personality in the 70s (or still is) in the UK is fair game.

    Also I do not understand how the most infamous newspaper of all time…yes The News of the World, the one Murdoch closed down, did not rumble these folk and out them. Every Sunday TNOW would run a story about a celeb/MP/Clergy being up to no good, it was their standard fodder, ….yet they missed this lot??? mmm

  2. Gotta say that I agree with BarrieT and JoshS. There is never the same amount of publicity over a (non-controversial) finding of “not guilty” as there is about the initial arrest and charge. This is such a nasty crime that it tends to leave a stain on a person’s character for a long time afterwards, even if a not guilty verdict is returned.

    The police have resources to chase up witnesses and there are going to be very few of those unless the assault was done on camera as with Jimmy Saville.

  3. I can’t help but think that BarrieT has a point though.
    I suspect the names of the accused are being released to the media so that other victims may come forward, but it’s a sad fact that mud does stick in instances like this.
    There was a very high profile case involving a football manager in the UK a few years ago, that was then thrown out of court when it was found that the accusers had made up the entire story in an effort to extort money.

    But, as I say, mud sticks, and during the case this bloke lost his job, and saw his father die, with the stress and heartache of the situation alleged to have been part of the cause.

    He now manages a different English club but still has to put up with vile chants and abuse from opposing fans.

  5. There has to be some evidence before one is arrested. If there was ” anonymity of anyone accused until there is admission of guilt or convicted” then many witnesses would be unaware, and would not come forward. I assume this would apply to everyone, not just TV presenters.

  6. I really think there should be anonymity of anyone accused until there is admission of guilt or convicted. It’s a horrible thing to be accused of if you are innocent

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