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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: BBC DJ arrested in sex abuse inquiry - BBC BBC DJ Paul Gambaccini arrested in sex abuse inquiry BBC host arrested on suspicion of sex offenses Man gets prison term for defrauding investors Teenager arrested over pizza delivery murder Fugitive eco activist lands in US, vows to pursue fight

BBC DJ arrested in sex abuse inquiry - BBC  Friday, Nov 01, 2013 04:48 PM PDT Radio presenter Paul Gambaccini was arrested on Tuesday as part of a wider inquiry into alleged child sexual exploitation, his spokesman told the British Broadcasing Corporation (BBC) on Friday. U.S.-born Gambaccini, 64, who presents music radio shows for the state-funded BBC, denied the allegations. Gambaccini is the 15th person arrested as part of an investigation prompted by revelations the late BBC TV host Jimmy Savile was a prolific child sex abuser. "Mr Gambaccini was interviewed by Operation Yewtree officers about historic allegations. Full Story	Top
BBC DJ Paul Gambaccini arrested in sex abuse inquiry  Friday, Nov 01, 2013 03:53 PM PDT Veteran BBC broadcaster Paul Gambaccini said Friday he had been arrested as part of an inquiry set up to examine sexual abuse claims against late presenter Jimmy Savile. US-born Gambaccini, 64, denied the allegations. Gambaccini said in a statement that he was arrested shortly after watching a musical about a group of black men falsely accused of sexual offences in 1930s Alabama. "Within hours, I was arrested by Operation Yewtree. Full Story	Top
BBC host arrested on suspicion of sex offenses  Friday, Nov 01, 2013 03:20 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Veteran BBC TV and radio presenter Paul Gambaccini was arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses, the broadcaster said Friday. Full Story	Top
Man gets prison term for defrauding investors  Friday, Nov 01, 2013 07:35 AM PDT A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding investors of more than $1 million as part of a Ponzi scheme. The U.S. Attorney's Office says U.S. ... Full Story	Top
Teenager arrested over pizza delivery murder  Friday, Nov 01, 2013 01:32 AM PDT Sheffield (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A 17-year-old male was arrested on Thursday over the murder of a Sri Lankan graduate who was stabbed while carrying out his final job as a pizza delivery driver in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police said. Colleagues from Domino's Pizza found Thavisha Lakindu Peiris, 25, dead in his car in the Southey area of the city near the site of his final delivery. Peiris, who graduated from Hallam University in 2011, had been stabbed in the chest. Full Story	Top
Fugitive eco activist lands in US, vows to pursue fight  Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 09:37 PM PDT Fugitive eco-warrior Paul Watson has vowed to continue campaigning "undaunted" by legal threats, after landing back in the United States following 15 months on the run at sea. The Canadian said Thursday he was heading for Seattle after arriving in Los Angeles earlier this week, to defend himself from legal action there. "I have returned to the United States," he said in a statement on his Facebook page, adding that an Interpol "Red Notice" from Costa Rica "has been dropped". Watson is wanted by Interpol after skipping bail in Germany in July last year, where he was arrested on Costa Rican charges relating to a high-seas confrontation over shark finning in 2002. Full Story	Top

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