Shortly after news of King's arrest was leaked to the press, more people stepped forward to claim King had abused them as well.

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He allegedly fled his country after the Saudi king ordered his arrest, said Twitter users.

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Mr King called the arrest a "very significant victory" in the fight against al-Qaeda.

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Family and friends have rallied around the self-proclaimed "King of Pop" since his arrest.

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King reported at 1:45 p.m. that an arrest had been made.

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The courts said it violated King's rights for the state to take his DNA based on an arrest alone.

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Her arrest triggered a 381-day boycott of the bus system organised by the then little-known Rev Luther King Jr, and the protest led to the desegregation of the transport system.

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