Jimmy Tarbuck released without charge following Operation Yewtree investigation

By Patrick McLennan
( What's on TV )
published

Jimmy Tarbuck has been released without charge on suspected historic sex offences.

The 74-year-old Liverpudlian comedian was arrested over allegations of sexual abuse following an investigation by officers working on Scotland Yard’s sex crime investigation, Operation Yewtree.

According to the Liverpool Echo, police said: “North Yorkshire Police can confirm that a 74-year-old man from Kingston upon Thames has been released without charge following an investigation into historic sexual abuse.

“The man was originally arrested on Friday, April 26 2013 after information was passed to North Yorkshire Police by Metropolitan Police officers working on Operation Yewtree.

“Following a detailed investigation, evidence was presented to the Crown Prosecution Service and a decision was made not to proceed with the case.

“North Yorkshire Police take all allegations of sexual offences extremely seriously and will conduct thorough investigations.”

 

Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.