Police investigating the sex abuse scandal surrounding late BBC children's television host Jimmy Savile have arrested former pop star Gary Glitter in connection with the case, British media said Sunday.

Metropolitan Police said they arrested a man in his 60s early Sunday morning at his London home, on suspicion of sexual offences, and that he remains in custody in a London police station.

The force did not identify the man, but British media including the BBC and Press Association reported he was Glitter, 68, a former rock musician and a convicted sex offender. Glitter's real name is Paul Gadd.

Police are working with broadcasters BBC and ITV to investigate the late Jimmy Savile, who was one of the U.K.'s best-known TV personalities. (Getty)

Hundreds of potential victims have come forward since police began their investigation into sex abuse allegations against Savile, the longtime host of popular shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It who died at age 84 last year. Most allege abuse by Savile, but some said they were abused by Savile and others.

Former British rocker Gary Glitter smiles at journalists prior to his sentencing in Vietnam in March 2006 for committing "obscene acts" with two girls. (Richard Vogel/Associated Press)

Glitter, best known for "Rock & Roll (Part 1&2)," was convicted in 2006 in Vietnam of committing "obscene acts with children" — offences involving girls aged 10 and 11. He was deported in 2008.

He had a previous conviction in Britain for possessing child pornography.

The scandal has horrified Britain with revelations that Savile cajoled and coerced vulnerable teens into having sex with him in his car, in his camper van, and even in dingy dressing rooms on BBC premises.

Police have said that though the majority of cases related to Savile alone, some involved the entertainer and other, unidentified suspects. In addition, some potential victims who reported abuse by Savile also told police about separate allegations against unidentified men that did not involve the BBC host.