An Australian star has been arrested by police investigating allegations that BBC presenter the late Jimmy Savile, pictured, was a serial pedophile. Source: AP
DEBATE is raging in Britain over the public's right to know who the police are arresting.
It comes after a prominent Australian entertainer was arrested last month on suspicion of historic sex offences but not identified.
The Australian has not been charged.
The 83-year-old Australian celebrity, arrested by the police task force investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, hasn't been named by police or the mainstream media.
He has been widely identified on the internet.
British tabloid the Daily Mail reported today the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) was considering implementing a recommendation by Lord Justice Leveson to ban all police from confirming the names of suspects to journalists.
The plan for a blanket ban is being opposed by the UK's Law Commission.
Trevor Sterling, the lawyer representing Savile's victims, said the publication of a suspect's name helped other potential victims come forward.
''It is difficult to strike a balance, but if someone like Savile's name is not published, victims of sexual abuse would not have the confidence to come forward,'' Mr Sterling told the newspaper.
Padraig Reidy, of civil liberties organisation Index On Censorship, said the proposal would allow for ''secret arrests''.
''What is being proposed is very scary because if you do not know who has been arrested or why, people can be taken off the streets without anyone knowing and the police would not be accountable or properly scrutinised,'' he said.
Members of the ACPO and Law Commission will meet in coming weeks to debate the proposal.
Some forces have effectively already introduced the practice in the aftermath of Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations following the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
The Australian entertainer was the 11th person arrested as a result of Operation Yewtree, established after a TV documentary alleged former BBC disc jockey Savile, who died in 2011 aged 84, sexually abused countless children over decades.
Police have stressed the Australian's arrest was not connected to the specific allegations against Savile.
He's been bailed to reappear at a London police station in May and he won't be named by police unless charged at a later date.
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