7 May 2013

Operation Yewtree: the arrests so far

Operation Yewtree is the police investigation into alleged sexual abuse by the late Jimmy Savile and others.

Operation Yewtree has received information from 589 people relating to the scandal, with a total of 450 complaints against Jimmy Savile himself.

The investigation splits allegations into three categories – those allegedly carried out by Savile on his own, those allegedly carried out by Jimmy Savile with others, and those allegedly carried out by individuals separately from Savile.