BBC share update on investigation into Tim Westwood after sexual assault allegations
nme.comBBC has shared an update regarding its investigation into Tim Westwood, following multiple sexual assault allegations being made.The accusations against the former BBC Radio 1 DJ first came to light in April 2022, when Westwood was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in a joint investigation by The Guardian and BBC News.
Westwood has consistently denied all allegations raised against him.Last year, it was then reported that Westwood had been interviewed under caution by police in relation to five sexual offence allegations that are said to have occurred in London between 1982 and 2016.
He stepped down from his Capital Xtra radio show shortly after the initial allegations were published.From there, the BBC revealed in summer 2022 that it had received six allegations of misconduct against Westwood, one of which was handed over to police.
In a further investigation, the BBC News documentary Hip Hop’s Open Secret: Tim Westwood, the DJ was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s.A statement from a representative for Westwood at the time read: “Tim Westwood strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
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