Police investigating Jimmy Savile scandal arrest man in his 60s Police said the arrested man fell under the 'others' strand of Operation Yewtree, meaning the alleged offences are unrelated to Jimmy Savile. A man in his 60s has become the sixth person arrested under Scotland Yard's Operation Yewtree investigation into alleged sexual offences. Detectives from the investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal arrested the man from London on suspicion of sexual offences at 6.45am on Monday. Police said the man fell under the "others" strand of Operation Yewtree, meaning the alleged offences are unconnected to Savile. Scotland Yard said in a statement: "The individual falls under the strand of the investigation we have termed 'others'. He has been taken to a south London police station for questioning. The man is the sixth person arrested under Operation Yewtree since it launched in October. The five others arrested and bailed under the investigation are the publicist Max Clifford, DJ Dave Lee Travis, singer Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr and former BBC producer Wilfred De'ath. Another man in his 80s was interviewed under caution on suspicion of sexual offences. All five earlier arrestees deny any wrongdoing.