Arrest in music schools sex abuse probe

police investigating allegations of sex abuse at 2 music schools within the north west create another arrest. 

a 65-year-old man turned out to be the third man to actually be arrested by police investigating allegations of widescale sex abuse at high music schools.

the man was arrested by larger manchester police as area of the probe into historic sexual abuse along at the royal northern faculty of music ( rncm ) and chethams faculty of music, each primarily based in manchester. 

a police spokesman same the man had been bailed till september 24, pending any inquiries. it's understood he utilized work at chethamss other then now not will.

he added : the offence relates to actually the sexual assault the most 15-year-old girl within the late nineteen seventies, whereas she was a pupil at chethams faculty of music.

dozens of allegations regarding teacher-pupil conduct came to actually light-weight when michael brewer, a former teacher at chethams, was jailed when being found guilty of abusing a teenage pupil throughout the nineteen seventies. his victim, frances andrade, committed suicide when giving proof at his trial at manchester crown court. he recently lost a claim to own his six-year sentence reduced.

police have interviewed more often 30 girls who claimed to own been victims of abuse - several of whom came forward in support of mrs andrade - and has looked into 12 third-party reports.

around 39 people are investigated to date within the operation, of whom 5 are dead. larger manchester police have whittled the allegations towards a pool of around 10 alleged offenders.

they actually embody violin teacher wen zhou li, 57, a professor along at the rncm while a former teacher at chethams, held in february on suspicion of rape and is paid for by bail pending any inquiries.