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Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood charged with rape and sexual assault

The Metropolitan Police said the 68-year-old is accused of offences against seven different women (file photo)
The Metropolitan Police said the 68-year-old is accused of offences against seven different women (file photo)

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with rape and sexual assault.

The Metropolitan Police said the 68-year-old is accused of offences against seven different women as young as 17 years old.

He is charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, the force said.

The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 1983 and 2016.

Mr Westwood, of Westminster, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court next month.