Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood is ‘questioned under police caution again over sex offence allegations’
- Hip-hop DJ and ex-BBC star Tim Westwood has been interviewed under caution
- Police are investigating five sex offences between 1982 and 2016, in London
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been questioned under police caution again over alleged sex offences, reports say.
Westwood, who left the BBC in 2013, had been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan Police in March and April this year, as reported by MailOnline.
He was spoken to in relation to five sexual offences alleged to have taken place in London between 1982 and 2016. The time period covers his career at the BBC and Capital FM.
The 65-year-old, who stepped down from his show on Capital Xtra in April last year, strongly denies the allegations.
The DJ has been questioned a third time on July 11.
Hip-hop DJ and ex-BBC star Tim Westwood has been interviewed again under caution by the police
In a statement to MailOnline, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘Police are investigating five reports relating to allegations of non-recent sexual offences allegedly committed by a man.
‘The offences are alleged to have occurred in London between 1982 and 2016.
‘A 65-year-old man was interviewed under caution on 15 March 2023, 4 April 2023 and 11 July 2023. There has been no arrest.’
In May this year, a hotline set up for whistleblowers to reveal what the BBC knew about allegations of sexual misconduct against the DJ had received ‘significant’ new information.
The confidential 24-hour phone line was opened as part of an inquiry into what the corporation had been told at the time about one of their top radio stars.
Barrister Gemma White KC set it up to ‘expand the ways in which people can come forward’ to report information.
The line closed on May 19 after she received a ‘significant amount of important new information’.
The Former Radio 1 star has previously vehemently denied any wrongdoing or illegality
The barrister was appointed by the BBC Board last August after an internal review found that the corporation should have further explored a string of sexual assault allegations against the hip hop DJ.
The inquiry, which has already seen more than 50,000 BBC documents, is expected to publish its findings this summer.
Last year, a statement from a representative of Westwood read: ‘Tim Westwood strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
‘In a career that has spanned 40 years, there have never been any complaints made against him officially or unofficially.
‘Tim Westwood strongly rejects all allegations of wrongdoing.’
MailOnline has today approached his representatives for comment.
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