Jurors at the trial of Dave Lee Travis have been urged to forget about his fame and treat him as a "normal member of the public", during the prosecution's closing speech. He denies 13 charges of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.
Prosecutor Miranda Moore QC has told jurors at the trial of Dave Lee Travis to forget about his fame and treat him as a "normal member of the public, no more nor less".
Directing jurors to find Travis guilty, Ms Moore branded him a "dirty old man" and said "his celebrity might have given him protection in the past".
Referring to an alleged "pattern of consistent behaviour" she went on: "Why did 16 women make broadly similar allegations about the same man stretching back 30 years? And the answer is they're telling the truth."
Mr Travis denies 13 indecent assaults and one sexual assault.
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Alleged victims of the former DJ Dave Lee Travis have been giving evidence at his trial for the first time.
Former DJ Dave Lee Travis is accused of being an 'opportunist' who sexually assaulted young women over several decades, a court has heard.