The former BBC Radio 1 and Capital Xtra DJ, Tim Westwood, 69, denied two additional sexual offences during a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday. The latest pleas bring the total number of charges he is contesting to 17, involving nine women who made allegations between 1983 and 2016.
Westwood was accused of indecently assaulting a teenage girl aged 16 or 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham, west London, in 1991, and of sexually assaulting an 18‑year‑old woman in Wandsworth, south London, in May 2004. Both cases were heard concurrently with the other charges.
Earlier this year, the DJ was charged with offences against seven women, which he also denied. The allegations span four indecent assaults in the 1980s, three during his BBC tenure in the 1990s, a rape claim in a hotel in 1996, and further counts of indecent assault and rape from the early 2000s through the 2010s. Additional accusations include a sexual assault at a nightclub in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 2010 and at a London music festival in 2016.
Westwood, a Fitzrovia resident, has been granted conditional bail and is scheduled to face a seven‑week trial at Southwark Crown Court beginning on 27 January. The court will examine the full range of allegations that have emerged over the past three decades.
Observers note that the case underscores the ongoing scrutiny of high‑profile figures accused of sexual misconduct. The outcome of the upcoming trial will likely influence public and industry perceptions of accountability within the media and entertainment sectors.
