Dave Lee Travis admits 'cuddles' but denies sexual assault He added: "In the old days it was called 'putting your arm around somebody and giving them a cuddle' but nowadays God knows." Mr Travis's weekend show on Magic AM, which is broadcast across northern England, was taken off air on Friday after he was arrested by Scotland Yard detectives and bailed until January. A spokeswoman for Bauer Media, which owns the radio station, said: "While we can make no judgment on the matters under investigation, we believe it would be inappropriate for him to broadcast until they are resolved." Mr Travis, known as DLT or the "Hairy Cornflake," said he was sad to learn that his show had been suspended, adding: "Whatever happened to 'innocent till proved guilty'?" In a conversation with reporters outside his home lasting nearly 30 minutes, which he recorded himself, the DJ said he did not want to be linked to the horrific decades-long child abuse carried out by Savile. "I do not wish to have my name sullied around something that bloody evil, to be honest," he said. Mr Travis sought to distance himself from the Jim'll Fix It star, saying he only "bumped into him a couple of times a year." I don't know anything about him. He was the one who sailed in and out like a ghost to the BBC," he added. Mr Travis was the fourth person to be arrested under Operation Yewtree, the Metropolitan Police inquiry launched after an ITV documentary last month exposed Savile as a prolific sexual predator. The number of people abused by Savile who are suing for compensation now stands at 53, but it could reach 100 as other victims continue to contact lawyers. Eight are represented by Pannone solicitors and another 45 are acting through rival law firm Slater & Gordon. They have started legal action against a variety of bodies, including Savile's estate, the BBC, Leeds General Infirmary and Stoke Mandeville and Broadmoor hospitals. Pannone have also been contacted by another 39 alleged victims of Savile, while Slater & Gordon have received inquiries from 12 people who say they were abused by other figures, some of them linked to the BBC, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary. Alicia Alinia, a lawyer with Slater & Gordon, said it could take a "very long time" for these civil claims to be settled as the victims will have to wait for the results of a series of internal inquiries into what happened. At least another 10 BBC staff have been accused of sexual misconduct in the past week and a half, taking the total number to 39 since the Savile scandal broke, the Evening Standard reported. The BBC declined to confirm the figures but said all new allegations were investigated. Meanwhile, a new survey by consultancy Kantar has found that 79% of the public do not trust senior figures at the BBC to tell the truth.