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Tim Westwood denies two new charges ahead of trial on 17 allegations
Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood is due to stand trial next year on allegations of rape and sexual assault involving women and teenage girls, after pleading not guilty to two additional charges. The case covers alleged offences over several decades; all charges remain allegations, and Westwood has denied them.
Westwood, 69, now faces 17 allegations involving nine women: four counts of rape, three of sexual assault and ten of indecent assault, said to have occurred between 1983 and 2016. The latest charges concern alleged assaults in January 1991 and May 2004. He was released on conditional bail, with the trial expected to begin in January and last up to seven weeks; an administrative hearing is scheduled for 8 December.
In short
- Westwood denies all 17 allegations.
- The alleged offences span 1983 to 2016.
- His trial is due to begin in January.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood to go on trial accused of raping and assaulting women and girls as young as 17 after denying two new charges”.