Article 71BWQ Tim Westwood appears in court charged with rape and sexual assault

Tim Westwood appears in court charged with rape and sexual assault

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Alexandra Topping
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Former BBC DJ, 68, will return to court next month to face 15 charges relating to seven women

The former BBC DJ Tim Westwood has appeared in a central London court after being charged with rape and sexual assault.

During a brief hearing at Westminster magistrates court on Monday, the 68-year-old was told he must return to Southwark crown court in December to face 15 charges relating to seven women, including three charges of indecent assault at the BBC studios in the 1990s. The charges include four counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and nine counts of indecent assault.

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