Operation Yewtree was a British police investigation into the sexual abuse, predominantly the abuse of children, committed by multiple media personalities. The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police, started amid the exposure of Jimmy Savile as a paedophile in October 2012. After a period of assessment, it became a full criminal investigation, involving inquiries into living people, notably other celebrities, as well as Savile, who had died the previous year. The report of the investigati…