Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested over an  alleged sexual assault on a young boy in the 1970s.

The 73-year-old comedian was detained at his  home in Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, and questioned for several  hours.

The arrest arises from allegations made to  Scotland Yard officers working on Operation Yewtree, set up after Jimmy Savile  was exposed as a predatory paedophile with more than 450 victims.

Police have arrested 12 men as part of the  operation, including convicted paedophile Gary Glitter, comics  Freddie Starr  and Jim Davidson, presenter Rolf Harris and DJ Dave Lee  Travis. All deny any  wrongdoing and investigations are continuing.

Tarbuck was questioned after claims about the  alleged abuse of a boy in  Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in the late  1970s.

The comedian, who became a well-known TV  personality  in the mid-60s, was arrested on April 26, but it had remained  secret  because North Yorkshire Police chose not to release the  information.

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Jeez..how many more.It really does show how things were covered up brushed aside etc years ago.

 No flippin' way! Who next?

OMG... where is this all going to end

I think there is much more to come out Baz.

 

I've been thinking about this a lot lately...I worked in an office full of men in the seventies and when I think back, what we really had to put up with and what was the norm in those days  I can think of a few occasions when, if it were now, I would probably have reported it, sadly at that time I would have probably been shown the door 

Jeepers!! just reading about Jimmy Tarbuck .... blimey who ever next?

Ditto Dame.....it really was a different world back then.... not that it makes it right, but......

 

its true Baz, I can remember on sales manager  Geez, its hard thinking about it...I was reported a manager to a director and lo and behold he came on to me 

Yes, one of mine did too.....

 

unbelievable when you think back Baz 

Oh, for god's sake...!

See that's the thing,it was all oh well don't make a fuss etc,it's just banter and a bit of touching etc.Thankfully when I started working it was with the local council in the 70's and even then they were pretty spot on as regards unacceptable behaviour.I  was fully into the strong  union and it was Glasgow so we knew our rights etc.

 

Wish we had something like that going for us... I wouldn't have trusted the men in our office with a dead dog 

Sounds awful Dame 

 

it was the norm Roger, thankfully, now its not acceptable now and never should have been 

 

*still prefer Rosie* 

We'd have nutted  the knuts!

Its shameful - poor you Dame 

You can me call what you like 

 

 

so delighted  

 

best way me thinks 

Blimey ! Wait till you hear the latest. No wonder his daughter sounded stressed on Saturday.

Do tell Joe...actually it's pretty awful for the families of the victims and perp's.

We were discussing this during Jeremy Vine. Since when did they start announcing people willy nilly? Some press people seemed to know that deputy speaker gadjie was going to be arrested before the event. It all seems rather prejudicial.

It bothers me that so much happened in the BBC compound itself.

It's about time the whole place was investigated thoroughly from teaboy to top dog.

Fookin' BBC they get all heavy if you are late etc with your TV license etc,but seem to be  rather lacking on other areas.

I still  think they provide the best telly....

Tarbucks is  child abuse allegedly.

Yuk. This is all going from bad to worse. Makes me sick to my stomach should all these latest accusations be found true. 

Isn't it disconcerting - people just aren't as they seem? All very disturbing - horrific to think that child abuse and the like is/was so widespread.

Jeremy Irons critical of hysteria

It is very difficult because children under 16 are immensely attractive," he says. "Any father will tell you. I think our children have to be protected. But I don't think we need to have hysteria."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/edu...ver-paedophilia.html

Hmmn his choice of words is a bit off..

Attractive !!! Defo an odd choice

I agree with what you say about it being different back then. Thank god attitudes and laws have been changed.

 

I dont know whether to mention this but I was friends with a young woman who was PR to a very famous couple circa 1980's and she said that their staff were often asked to bring very young people back to their mansion of a night.....horrible. But no mention so far...hes a Lord now.

please don't tell me she was a soprano....

Hello, Mr. Union Man You ever got someone off on a technicality or compelling evidence that you successfully argued should not be heard/considered ? 

On the point re announcing people 'willy nilly' 'it's rarely the police who release the info' (look at N Yorks police ref Jimmy Tarbuck for example.) So who tells the press I wonder?!

There's a lot more that may come out Amy, if the victims are brave enough. It sickens me that we were seemingly beginning to get there in the wake of JS and now there is a sudden backlash of disbelief and assumption that there's a whole army of people out there who are going to make things up for a few quid of compo' GRRRRRRRR

Can't quote on m'phone. ^^^^^^ I'm not sure if Mrs Jer and I, by listening to the J. Vine prog, have committed some sort of thought crime, but part of the debate surrounded the area of disclosure of offenders. We merely observed that over the decades the press have increasingly fallen over themselves to get (carefully selected) names out there. Maybe there is something wrong with our memory, but in our little world we have observed a sea change. No-one seemed to be able to come up with a valid reason for mentioning anyone by name, in advance of proceedings, but by all means let the government change the law and allow the press to name anyone. Although I think we will be dead and buried by the time Kincora, North Wales, and others are investigated. Yes! The inference/implication (who knows?) on R2 and in the Guardian is that the police are on the make and take. Meanwhile I've thought long and hard and am unable to see the relevance to my lawful union duties and life long struggle against the Boss Class.

I know what I am about to post is about fiction but a lot of people say what is coming out now is due to how times were back then but maybe not..

 

last night I was watching Scott & Bailey which is a female centric cop show.  Imagine my surprise when one of the female detectives pinched the arse of a bloke in a meeting cos it reminded her of a peach! this was a character who coincidentally had taken the job she had been covering and expected to get as a promotion, and he was also new to the team and had been getting a lot of ribbing as well from everyone. ..  

 

not a word was said that what she did was completely inappropriate, the characters in the meeting all laughed... what sort of message is that sending even now? I was watching it thinking eh? this was written and filmed well after the first JS and other celeb revelations came out, how could they not use this as an example of what is not acceptable behaviour in a workforce and write that into the script..

 

it also made me wonder if it had been the other way around would it have been covered differently. .I know for a fact one of the Women actors wrote this episode and the women are the main characters of this show. . shame on her for not dealing with this albeit somewhat 'minor' invasion of body space appropriately in the programme and showing this is not the done thing either way around. . 

 

I know it was all pretend and nowt to do with this thread but it could have been if it was real as am pretty sure it did and does go on..  it did make me think that the guy was actually being bullied by the stronger female characters and nothing was being done.. and this show is lauded... what a shame that it didn't use this as an opportunity to show this is not the way to behave.

 

Also while I am posting can I address your point Supes re the bandwagon comment. I have said in here or one of the other threads that I hope some people don't bandwagon jump for monetary gain cos it makes it much worse for the real victims . .I have never once said that there is a whole army out there doing it.. nor have I seen or heard anyone else saying that..

 

Interesting point Olly. Maybe after it being the other way round for decades, and men having the power to abuse and exploit their female subordinates, its seen as a jokey turning the tables thing? Agree its inappropriate, but it'll take time to settle in to the correct way of doing things.

 

yeah Rosie I was thinking it was the women biting back but then I thought hang on, 2 wrongs don't make a right. .  plus it was a clip running all week to advertise the upcoming episode too.. I know it was meant to be a playful bit of fun and was just a TV drama but with all the revelations coming out over the past months it really was inappropriate especially as it wasn't dealt with in the show..  in fact more fun was made of it embarrassing the bloke even more.. such a little thing but that's how they all start in real life. .a nip or grope here and there to more wandering hands to who knows what else.. 

 

I also thought that, in the past when someone has nipped my bum, I have turned around and slapped their face as an auto response .. the bloke couldn't do that without being heavily sanctioned.. and maybe I shouldn't have done it either.. but that or a knee in the nuts early on usually told them and they were mainly chancers in a pub or club  not a working environment. . 

 

all this stuff coming out certainly makes people see a lot of things in a different light. .