DLT to contest sex charges

Former radio DJ Dave Lee Travis appeared in court today after being charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault:

• One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 18, in 1977
• Two offences of indecent assault relating to a girl, aged 15, in 1977
• One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 19, in 1978

• One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged between 26 and 28, on a date between 1981 and 1983
• One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 18, in 1983
• One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged between 19 and 20,on a date in 1985

• One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 22, in 1990
• Three offences of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged between 26 and 29, from 2000 to 2003
• One offence of sexual assault relating to a woman, aged 23, in 2007

Travis has denied any wrongdoing.

Former radio DJ Dave Lee Travis has appeared in court today to face allegations of sexual offences.

He said that he had the support of his wife and friends.

Dave Lee Travis told reporters outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, "My wife is not here today and the reason that she is not here today is because I detest hare-coursing."

"I am supported by my wife and friends," he added.

After the short hearing, he told reporters inside the court that he could not talk about the case.

He said, "I either talk for a long time or I don't, and at the moment I'm not talking."

Read: Dave Lee Travis in court on sex charges

Dave Lee Travis has been bailed until 6 September, where he will appear before Southwark Crown Court.

The former radio DJ appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.

Travis has denied any wrongdoing and his lawyer Martin Bale indicated to the court that he would plead not guilty to the charges.

The former DJ Dave Lee Travis has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with eleven counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault against nine women.

The 68 year old gave his real name, David Patrick Griffin, and said he was also known as Dave Lee Travis. He indicated through his solicitor that he would be pleading not guilty.

The lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service said that because of "a continuous pattern of offending spanning 30 years" with one of the alleged victims just 15 years old, the sentencing powers at the magistrates were not sufficient.

Travis was told he would be released on bail on the condition that he lived at his home address in Mentmore, Bedfordshire, and did not contact any of the alleged victims

Former radio DJ Dave Lee Travis said he is "not protesting anything" as he arrived at court on sex charges.

Outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London, the 68 year old said: "I've got nothing to say.

"I'd like to speak for three hours to everybody to tell you the story. I'm making no comment."

Travis has denied any wrongdoing since he was first arrested on suspicion of sexual offences last November.

Read: Dave Lee Travis in court on sex charges

Former radio DJ Dave Lee Travis was surrounded by cameramen and journalists as he entered Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London this morning.

Former DJ Dave Lee Travis has arrive in court after being charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault.

When Dave Lee Travis was charged, his lawyer Martin Bale released a statement to say:

He was charged as part of Operation Yewtree, the police investigation prompted by the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, but the accusations against Travis have no connection to the disgraced television presenter.