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British police investigating entertainer Rolf Harris over allegations of sexual abuse have interviewed a woman in Australia.
Detectives from Scotland Yard have interviewed Lauren Martell at her home at Wisemans Ferry, north of Sydney.
Harris was arrested and questioned in London last month but has not been charged.
He denies any wrongdoing.
The investigation was prompted by the child sexual abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile.
However, the alleged offences at the centre of Harris's arrest are not linked to the late BBC TV star.
British police established Operation Yewtree after abuse claims were made against Savile, who was one of Britain's biggest TV stars in the 1970s and 1980s.
He was found to have carried out sex crimes on an unprecedented scale over six decades.
Other celebrities arrested in the Savile investigation include glam-rock singer Gary Glitter and comedian Freddie Starr, who both deny any wrongdoing.
Police say Savile committed 214 offences, including 34 rapes or serious sexual assaults, beginning as long ago as 1955.
The scandal forced former BBC director-general George Entwistle to stand down after only 54 days in the top job.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, wisemans-ferry-2775, nsw, australia, england, united-kingdom
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