Tim Westwood has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges – including rape and sexual assault.
At Southwark Crown Court on Monday, Westwood denied four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. He pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
The former broadcaster, who also appeared on Capital Xtra, wore a maroon shirt and black trousers for the hearing. He spoke only to confirm his name and enter his pleas. Westwood was granted bail with a condition not to contact the complainants. A provisional trial date for January 25, 2027, was set by the court.
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Westwood, who lives in Westminster, is accused of offences against seven different women, some of whom were aged 17 at the time. He was charged in October this year 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 1993 and 2016. Westwood denies all allegations made against him. He previously said: “It’s all false allegations.”
Police previously said that Westwood had allegedly indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl in Fulham, west London, in 1983. He also faces allegations of indecently assaulting a woman in her 20s in the Vauxhall area of London in 1986.
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He was also accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman, aged between 17 and 18, between 1995 and 1996 in London. He’s also accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman between the ages of 17 and 18 between 2000 and 2001, also in London.
Westwood was also accused of sexually assaulting another woman, aged in her 20s, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 2010. He also faces an allegation of assaulting a woman, believed to be in her 20s, in the Finchley area of London in 2016.
Andy Furphy, Detective Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, 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.”
Westwood stepped down from his programme on Capital Xtra in April 2022. He also left Radio 1 and Radio 1 Xtra in 2013 – almost two decades after he joined the BBC.
He also presented the MTV UK programme, Pimp My Ride UK, which aired for three seasons between 2005 and 2007.
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