Former BBC Radio 1 broadcaster Tim Westwood has appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, just weeks after being charged with rape and sexual assault against seven women
Tim Westwood has appeared in court after being charged with rape and sexual assault. The former BBC Radio 1 presenter, 68, is accused of offences against seven different women, with some being aged 17.
The Metropolitan Police charged Westwood with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. The alleged incidents are believed to have taken place between 1983 and 2016.
Police have said that Westwood allegedly indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl in Fulham, West London, in 1983. He has also been accused of indecently assaulting a woman in her 20s in the Vauxhall area of London in 1986, as well as raping and indecently assaulting a woman aged between 17 and 18 in London, between 1995 and 1996.
Westwood, who lives in Westminster, is also accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman between the ages of 17 and 18, between 2000 and 2001, as well as raping a woman in her 20s in 2010. This alleged incident is believed to have taken place in London.
The former broadcaster is also accused of sexually assaulting a woman, believed to be in her 20s, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 2010 and sexually assaulting another woman, in her 20s, in the Finchley area of London in 2016.
Westwood has previously stated he “strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour”. Andy Furphy, Detective Superintendent, said: “It takes courage to come forward and report allegations of this nature.
“The women who have done so have put their trust in us and we continue to provide them with all available support. Our investigation remains open and we’d encourage anyone who has been impacted by this case, or anyone with information, to come forward and speak with us.”
The BBC Board has also previously apologised after a review, of which the corporation said they “did not take adequate action” after hearing concerns relating to Westwood’s alleged behaviour.
Westwood stepped down from his show on Global’s Capital Xtra in April 2022 and also left Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra in 2013 having been at the corporation for almost two decades.
He also fronted the MTV UK programme, Pimp My Ride UK, which aired for three seasons between 2005 and 2007.
Source: Mirror
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