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| Ex-BBC driver David Smith appears in court to face five sexual abuse charges | Ex-BBC driver David Smith appears in court to face five sexual abuse charges |
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| A former chauffeur for TV stars has appeared in court accused of five offences of sexual assault on a 12-year-old boy in the 1980s. | A former chauffeur for TV stars has appeared in court accused of five offences of sexual assault on a 12-year-old boy in the 1980s. |
| David Smith, who drove various BBC personalities in the 80s, is accused of indecent assault and committing buggery with the boy in 1984. | David Smith, who drove various BBC personalities in the 80s, is accused of indecent assault and committing buggery with the boy in 1984. |
| Smith, 66, is the first Operation Yewtree suspect to appear in court since the investigation into sexual offences by Jimmy Savile and others began in September last year. | Smith, 66, is the first Operation Yewtree suspect to appear in court since the investigation into sexual offences by Jimmy Savile and others began in September last year. |
| He sat alone in the dock and did not speak during the short procedural hearing at Westminster magistrates' court on Wednesday afternoon. | He sat alone in the dock and did not speak during the short procedural hearing at Westminster magistrates' court on Wednesday afternoon. |
| Wearing a red and gold striped tie and a white shirt underneath a blue suit, Smith nodded once when the judge, deputy chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot, bailed him to appear at Southwark crown court on 12 July. | Wearing a red and gold striped tie and a white shirt underneath a blue suit, Smith nodded once when the judge, deputy chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot, bailed him to appear at Southwark crown court on 12 July. |
| Smith, from Lewisham in south London, was first arrested in December last year and charged on 3 April with two counts of indecent assault, two offences of gross indecency and one offence of committing buggery with a boy under the age of 14. Each of these incidents relate to one alleged victim and are said to have taken place between 1 June and 21 July 1984. | Smith, from Lewisham in south London, was first arrested in December last year and charged on 3 April with two counts of indecent assault, two offences of gross indecency and one offence of committing buggery with a boy under the age of 14. Each of these incidents relate to one alleged victim and are said to have taken place between 1 June and 21 July 1984. |
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