Ex-BBC Radio 1 DJ and former Capital Xtra Tim Westwood has been charged with 4 counts of rape, the Metropolitan Police has stated.
The 68-year-old has additionally been charged with 9 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.
The costs associated to seven girls, with the allegations spanning from 1983 to 2016.
Westwood is because of seem at Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket on 10 November.
The oldest of the costs pertains to the alleged indecent assault of a 17-year-old woman within the Fulham space of London in 1983.
The oldest rape cost pertains to an alleged assault on a feminine between the age of 17 and 18 in London between 1995 and 1996.
Westwood can be accused of raping a feminine between the age of 17 and 18 in London between 2000 and 2001, and raping a girl in her 20s in the identical metropolis in 2010.
The latest cost pertains to the alleged sexual assault of a girl in her 20s within the Finchley space of London.
Lionel Idan, Chief Crown Prosecutor, stated: “Our prosecutors have established that there’s ample proof to convey the case to trial and that it’s within the public curiosity to pursue legal proceedings.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everybody that legal proceedings are lively, and the defendant has the proper to a good trial.
“This can be very vital that there be no reporting, commentary or sharing of data on-line which might in any method prejudice these proceedings.”
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy of the Metropolitan Police continued to enchantment for additional witnesses, and stated: “It takes braveness to return ahead and report allegations of this nature.”
In 2022, BBC Information broadcast accusations by 18 girls of predatory and undesirable sexual behaviour and touching by Tim Westwood, in alleged incidents from 1992 to 2017.
Westwood has denied claims of misconduct.
