Tim Westwood has arrived at court after being charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault. The former BBC Radio 1 broadcaster was at Southwark Crown Court, just weeks after he was granted conditional bail on November 10.
The 68-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court last month and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address. He is accused of offences against seven different women, some of whom were aged 17 at the time.
Westwood 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.”
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Police have previously said that Westwood 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.
He’s also accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman, aged between 17 and 18, between 1995 and 1996 in London. 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 in London.
He faces a further accusation 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.
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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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