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Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape
Tim Westwood faces 15 charges including four counts of rape, with offences spanning 33 years and involving seven women, police said.
- Tim Westwood, who previously hosted shows on BBC Radio 1 and is 68 years old, is scheduled to face sexual offence charges at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 11 November.
- Police allege that Westwood committed the offences against seven different women between 1983 and 2016, with victims reportedly as young as 17.
- He faces a total of 15 charges: specifically, he is accused of raping four individuals, committing indecent assault on nine occasions, and carrying out two sexual assaults, with these incidents reportedly taking place in London and Stroud.
- Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy acknowledged the bravery required for individuals to step forward and report these kinds of allegations.
- The investigation remains open, and authorities encourage anyone affected or with information to contact the police or Rape Crisis for support.
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This former BBC radio presenter is suspected of four rapes, nine indecent attacks and two sexual assaults. Most of the charges against him took place in London between 1983 and 2016. Tim Westwood is scheduled to appear before the Westminster court on 11 November.
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