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Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood in court charged with two further offences

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William, H. (2026, October 23). Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood in court charged with two further offences. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/tim-westwood-london-hammersmith-fulham-southwark-crown-court-b1302116.html

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Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood appeared in court where he was charged with two additional offenses: one count of rape and one count of sexual assault from the early 2000s, both occurring in London. This comes on top of previous charges filed against him last October involving seven women, including allegations of indecent assaults dating back to the 1980s and a rape incident from 1996. Westwood has pleaded not guilty to all counts and is scheduled for trial at Southwark Crown Court in January.

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Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, facing two additional charges of indecent assault from the early 2000s. He also faces accusations involving seven women, including four indecent assaults in London during the 1980s and three at the BBC in the 1990s, as well as a rape allegation from 1996 and two more recent rapes alleged to have occurred in London between the early 2000s and the 2010s. Westwood denied all charges when he was first charged last October and has continued to plead not guilty to these new allegations. He is set to go on trial at Southwark Crown Court in January.

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He is also accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth, south London, in May 2004. uncertain

He → accuse → May

Court officials said the former BBC Radio 1 and Capital Xtra DJ had indicated he would plead not guilty to the charges when he appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. asserted

he → say → Friday

The DJ was charged in October last year with offences against seven women, which he denies. asserted

he → charge → which

He is accused of four indecent assaults in the 1980s in London, as well as three indecent assaults at the BBC in the 1990s. asserted

He → accuse → 1990s

The defendant is also alleged to have raped a woman in a hotel in 1996. asserted

defendant → allege → 1996

Westwood is further accused of two indecent assaults and one count of rape from the early 2000s at a London address, and two counts of rape at a London address in the 2010s. asserted

Westwood → accuse → 2010s

He is also alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman at a nightclub in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 2010. asserted

He → allege → 2010

Westwood has entered not guilty pleas to all counts and is due to face trial at Southwark Crown Court in January. asserted

Westwood → enter → January

Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood in court charged with two further offences

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