Jailed Stuart Hall questioned over new child sex allegations

DISGRACED broadcaster Stuart Hall is being questioned by detectives on suspicion of committing more historic sex offences.
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Oct 2013, 12:47 BST
Stuart Hall after he was made an Officer of the British Empire in 2012Stuart Hall after he was made an Officer of the British Empire in 2012
Stuart Hall after he was made an Officer of the British Empire in 2012

Hall, 83, who was yesterday stripped of his OBE, has been taken from prison where he is serving a 30-month jail term for sexually abusing 13 victims, one as young as nine, over a period of nearly 20 years.

The latest allegations relate to two alleged female victims aged between 12 and 15 at the time, said Lancashire Constabulary.

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A police spokeswoman said: “This morning an 83-year-old man from Wilmslow in Cheshire was produced from prison and arrested by detectives on suspicion of a number of sexual offences.

“The allegations are historic and relate to two alleged female victims aged between 12 and 15 at the time. They allegedly took place in the Manchester and Derbyshire area between 1974 and 1980. We are not prepared to discuss further details at this stage.

“The man will be interviewed at a Lancashire police station during the course of the day.

“We take all allegations of sexual abuse extremely seriously. We would encourage people with any information about sexual abuse or who has been a victim of sexual abuse to come forward and report their concerns confident in the knowledge it will be investigated appropriately and with sensitivity.”