Max Clifford has been arrested in connection with allegations of sexual offences by detectives from Operation Yewtree , it has been reported . Disgraced PR guru Max Clifford has been arrested in connection with allegations of sexual offences by detectives from Operation Yewtree , it has been reported . Scotland Yard said a 71-year-old had been questioned at a police station in Peterborough . Clifford , 71 , was jailed for eight years last May after being convicted of a string of indecent assaults , carried out between 1977 and 1984 , using his celebrity connections to lure women . He is currently serving his sentence at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire , which is not far from Peterborough . The former celebrity agent , who branded his accusers 'fantasists ' , denied the charges , but was convicted at London 's Southwark Crown Court . It is understood that today 's arrest relates to a number of separate allegations of sex offences . Following Clifford 's sentencing last year , Scotland Yard confirmed that other people had come forward with allegations . Police have not named the individual who was arrested today , but did say that the man was 'not new ' to the Operation Yewtree investigation . Clifford was named on Twitter by Mark Williams-Thomas , the man who exposed Jimmy Savile 's crimes in an award-winning ITV investigation . He posted : 'Max Clifford ( 71 ) arrested today re allegations of sexual offences , He was interviewed at a police station in Peterborough . # OP.Yewtree ' . Minutes later , he added : 'As previously stated today 's arrest of Max Clifford relates to number of separate allegations of sex offences that CPS have been advising on . ' Mr Williams-Thomas , a former police officer who specialised in child protection and major crime , was the first person to expose Savile . Operation Yewtree is the police probe set up in the wake of disclosures that former BBC DJ Jimmy Savile was a prolific paedophile . Clifford , pictured , was jailed for eight years last May after being convicted of a string of indecent assaults , carried out between 1977 and 1984 , using his celebrity connections to lure women . The investigation has three strands of inquiry . One relates to Savile 's crimes and the second relates to allegations against Savile and others . The third strand , under which Clifford is understood to have been questioned , concentrates on accusations unconnected to the Savile investigations but which emerged as a result of the publicity surrounding the late DJ . A Scotland Yard spokesman said it has spoken to 17 people as part of the Yewtree investigation . High-profile : Gary Glitter , left , and Rolf Harris , right , have both been convicted under Operation Yewtree . He said : 'This is not a new individual to Operation Yewtree . This is not an 18th individual . ' Inquiries continue , he added . Last month , Gary Glitter , who was the first person to be arrested under Operation Yewtree , became the fourth high-profile figure to be convicted under the investigation . Former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis and children 's entertainer Rolf Harris have also been found guilty of historic sexual offences . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Max Clifford 'arrested in connection with allegations of sexual offences ' A 71-year-old was questioned at police station in Peterborough , police said . Clifford was jailed for eight years after being convicted of indecent assaults . Police have not identified man arrested , but Clifford was named on Twitter by journalist Mark Williams-Thomas , who exposed Jimmy Savile 's crimes . Comment: