British Sex Abuse Probe Snares Another TV Legend

A sex-scandal probe has led to the arrest of another legend of British television. British police last year launched Operation Yewtree following allegations against the late Jimmy Savile, who has since been called one of Britain's biggest-ever sex predators. Now, it's Australian-born Rolf Harris, 83, who's suspected of "sexual offenses," according to police.

Harris, a singer, actor, and one-time painter of a portrait of the queen, has been on British TV for decades, often with the BBC. He was arrested March 28 but his name wasn't revealed by the media until today; he "has been bailed to a date in May," police say. Twelve people have now been arrested in Operation Yewtree, the New York Times reports, among them Gary Glitter. (More Britain stories.)