Police on Thursday searched the
home of British singer Cliff Richard after allegations surfaced
that he sexually assaulted a minor in the 1980s.
The singer was reportedly on holiday in Portugal when eight
plain-clothes police officers swooped on his Sunningdale,
Berkshire home in five unmarked cars.
The allegations were made by a man who was 16 at the time
that he says he was molested by the pop star, a police spokesman
said.
Richard, born Harry Webb, is one of the most successful
British musicians of all time. He has sold 21.5 million singles
- more than any other male British artist - and is the only
performer to have had at least one UK top-five album in each of
the last seven decades. He was knighted in 1995.
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