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Dave Lee Travis denies assaults | Dave Lee Travis denies assaults |
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Dave Lee Travis has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault in alleged offences spanning three decades. | Dave Lee Travis has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault in alleged offences spanning three decades. |
The DJ denied the string of charges in a brief hearing at Southwark crown court on Tuesday morning. | The DJ denied the string of charges in a brief hearing at Southwark crown court on Tuesday morning. |
He is accused of 14 counts of indecent assault between 1976 and 2003, and one count of sexual assault between June 2003 and November 2008. | He is accused of 14 counts of indecent assault between 1976 and 2003, and one count of sexual assault between June 2003 and November 2008. |
Travis, who answered to his real name David Griffin, stood alongside a court guard in the dock as he entered 15 pleas of not guilty. | Travis, who answered to his real name David Griffin, stood alongside a court guard in the dock as he entered 15 pleas of not guilty. |
He is due to go on trial on 14 January for up to six weeks. | He is due to go on trial on 14 January for up to six weeks. |
The judge, Anthony Leonard, ordered Travis to return to Southwark crown court on 13 January for a pre-trial hearing and released him on bail. | The judge, Anthony Leonard, ordered Travis to return to Southwark crown court on 13 January for a pre-trial hearing and released him on bail. |
When told he must appear at the next hearing, the entertainer nodded once and said: "I understand." | |
The former BBC Radio 1 DJ had made no comment as he entered court through a media scrum. | The former BBC Radio 1 DJ had made no comment as he entered court through a media scrum. |
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