Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood will stand trial next year over a string of r@pe and s£xu@l ass@ult charges.
Westwood, 68, is accused of four counts of r@pe, nine of
indecent assault, and two counts of s£xual ass@ult between 1983 and 2016.
The charges relate to seven women, with three of the alleged
indecent ass@ults said to have been carried out in BBC Studios in London during
the 1990s.
Westwood, the son of an Anglican Bishop, is alleged to have
r@ped a woman at a London hotel in 1996 and sexually assaulted another at a
music festival in the city around 20 years later.
The prosecution alleges the offences amount to 'a pattern of
offending'. Westwood earlier denied all the charges.
Westwood did not appear at Southwark Crown Court today for a
brief hearing before Judge Tony Baumgartner.
A pre-trial review hearing will take place on December 14,
with the six-week trial due to begin on January 25, 2027.
Westwood, who lives in a million-pound flat in Fitzrovia,
central London, remains on bail.
His bail conditions include not to contact the alleged
victims, any travel to be notified within three days, any change of address to
be notified, and any non-UK address to be notified to the police three days
prior to travelling there.
The veteran DJ is said to have indecently assaulted a
17-year-old girl in the Fulham area of west London in 1983.
In 1986, a woman in her 20s was sexually assaulted in the
Vauxhall area of London by Westwood, it is claimed.
Between 1995 and 1996, a girl aged between 17 and 18 was
raped in London by the DJ, prosecutors say. It is also alleged that the same
woman was sexually assaulted in central London.
Between 2000 and 2001, a female between the ages of 17 and
18 was raped and sexually assaulted in London, by Westwood, it is claimed.
He attacked a woman in her 20s who was raped in London, the
charges state.
The most recent alleged offence was sexual assault of a
woman in her 20s in Finchley, north London, in 2016.
Westwood is also accused of sexually assaulting a woman in
her 20s in Stroud in 2010.
Finally, in 2016, a woman in her 20s, claims she was
s£xu@lly ass@ulted by Westwood in the Finchley area of London.
Officers have said their investigation remains open and
urged anyone 'impacted by the case' to come forward.
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, from the Metropolitan
Police Service, earlier 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.
'A dedicated team of investigators is available via email
at CIT@met.police.uk.
'Any reports will be dealt with in the strictest confidence
by specialist officers.
'Support is also available by contacting the independent
charity, Rape Crisis at 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line.'
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