Tim Westwood accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women

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Tim Westwood has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.Westwood, 64, is accused of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour as well as instances of unwanting touching in incidents that are said to have occurred between 1992 and 2017.The allegations have been published in a joint investigation that was conducted by The Guardian and the BBC.

Westwood has strenuously denied all the accusations. A spokesperson also told The Guardian that they were completely false.Seven women, who are all Black, gave detailed accounts to The Guardian.

They claimed to have met Westwood through his work. Some accused the DJ of abusing his power within the music industry in order to exploit women.The alleged victims – whose names have been changed – also shared their accounts as part of a new 30-minute documentary, Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power, which will air at 9pm BST tonight (April 26) on BBC Three.

It is available to watch now via the BBC iPlayer.Three out of the seven women have accused Westwood of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour when they agreed to meet him for what they believed to be a discussion regarding the music industry or their own work.They were aged 17, 19 and 20 at the time of the alleged incidents.An additional four women have claimed that the DJ groped them while they were attending one of his club night sets.Per The Guardian‘s report, none of the women have reported the alleged assaults to the police.