DLT to contest sex charges
DJ Dave Lee Travis said he has his wife's support, and that of his friends, as he appeared in court to face allegations of sexual offences. He indicated through his solicitor that he would be pleading not guilty.
- Juliet Bremner - ITV News correspondent
Dave Lee Travis to plead not guilty over sex 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
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