Tim Westwood Denies Two More Sexual Offences Ahead of Seven-Week Trial

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Tim Westwood pleaded not guilty to two new sexual offence charges at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.

The 69-year-old former BBC DJ now denies a total of 17 charges concerning allegations by nine women between 1983 and 2016.

The latest counts involve allegations in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991 and Wandsworth in May 2004.

Westwood remains on conditional bail ahead of a seven-week trial starting at Southwark Crown Court on 27 January.

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