Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood is set to appear at Westminster Adjudicators’ Court on Monday, facing a series of serious charges, including rape and sexual assault.
The 68- time-old broadcaster is indicted of offences involving seven women, some as young as 17, allegedly dating back more than three decades.
The Metropolitan Police verified that Westwood faces four counts of rape, nine counts of nasty assault, and two counts of sexual assault.
The alleged incidents are said to have occurred between 1983 and 2016 across colorful locales in London and Gloucestershire.
Police detail that in 1983, Westwood allegedly indecently assaulted a 17- time-old girl in Fulham. In 1986, he was indicted for assaulting a woman in her 20s in Vauxhall.
Other allegations include the rape and nasty assault of a woman aged 17 – 18 between 1995 and 1996, and further offences in London between 2000 – 2001 and 2010.
Fresh reports involve contested sexual assaults in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and Finchley, London, as recently as 2016.
Operative supervisor Andy Furphy emphasised the frippery needed to report similar incidents.
“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.”
The BBC has previously issued an apology after a review found the corporation had “not taken adequate action” upon learning of concerns surrounding Westwood’s conduct.
Westwood, who has consistently denied the allegations, said in the past he “strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour.”
He stepped down from his show on Capital Xtra in April 2022 and preliminarily left Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra in 2013 after nearly two decades with the BBC.
Westwood also hosted the UK interpretation of Pimp My Lift, which ran for three seasons from 2005 to 2007.
Tim Westwood is the son of the late Anglican bishop of Peterborough, Bill Westwood.
This case is set to draw significant attention in the UK, reigniting public debate over literal sexual abuse in the broadcasting industry.
