Freddie Starr re-bailed over sex offence claims

Starr, 70, was due to answer bail yesterday after he was first arrested in November as part of Operation Yewtree, the investigation sparked in the wake of the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal.

The performer was re-arrested in April under additional allegations, and yesterday Scotland Yard re-bailed him until August 28 and he was not required to attend a police station.

Starr’s lawyer Dean Dunham said: “Mr Starr has maintained his innocence throughout and has assisted the police with their inquiries at all times. We are hopeful that the police inquiries are drawing close to a conclusion at which time Mr Starr will be able to confirm that he has publicly cleared his good name and reputation.”

Operation Yewtree has been run in three strands – allegations against Savile, those against Savile and others, and those against others.

Starr was originally arrested under the “Savile and others” strand, but the re-arrest was not linked to the disgraced DJ.

He has consistently denied all the allegations against him.