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Dave Lee Travis will go on trial in London on Tuesday morning, charged with sexually assaulting 11 women in offences spanning three decades.Dave Lee Travis will go on trial in London on Tuesday morning, charged with sexually assaulting 11 women in offences spanning three decades.
The former BBC Radio 1 DJ will be prosecuted under his real name, David Patrick Griffin, in a trial expected to last up to six weeks at Southwark crown court.The former BBC Radio 1 DJ will be prosecuted under his real name, David Patrick Griffin, in a trial expected to last up to six weeks at Southwark crown court.
Travis is accused of 13 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault relating to 11 women, including a 15-year-old girl, between January 1976 and November 2008.Travis is accused of 13 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault relating to 11 women, including a 15-year-old girl, between January 1976 and November 2008.
The 68-year-old broadcaster, who has consistently denied the charges, is the first suspect to be tried under Scotland Yard's Operation Yewtree investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal in October 2012.The 68-year-old broadcaster, who has consistently denied the charges, is the first suspect to be tried under Scotland Yard's Operation Yewtree investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal in October 2012.
The Crown is expected to open the prosecution case against Travis on Tuesday morning, with Miranda Moore QC outlining the former DJ's alleged crimes.The Crown is expected to open the prosecution case against Travis on Tuesday morning, with Miranda Moore QC outlining the former DJ's alleged crimes.
Before that a panel of 18 potential jurors in court 1 will be whittled down to 12.Before that a panel of 18 potential jurors in court 1 will be whittled down to 12.
Judge Anthony Leonard, the judge trying Travis, warned the potential jurors not to be put off by the large media presence expected outside the court on Tuesday morning, telling them that there are several other cases "of interest" being heard in different courtrooms. Judge Anthony Leonard, the judge trying Travis, warned the potential jurors not to be put off by the large media presence expected outside the court telling them there were several other cases "of interest" being heard in different courtrooms.
In a pre-trial hearing on Monday, Leonard told jurors were not allowed to try Travis if they, or a close friend or relative, worked for either the BBC, Chiltern Radio, Classic Gold FM or on Operation Yewtree. In a pre-trial hearing on Monday, Leonard told jurors they were not allowed to try Travis if they, or a close friend or relative, worked for either the BBC, Chiltern Radio, Classic Gold FM or on Operation Yewtree.
The potential jurors were also given a list of witnesses and asked to inform the judge if they knew any of them.The potential jurors were also given a list of witnesses and asked to inform the judge if they knew any of them.
"The defendant is known as David Griffin but he was also known as Dave Lee Travis, which is a name that may or may not be familiar to you depending on your own age," Leonard told the potential jurors."The defendant is known as David Griffin but he was also known as Dave Lee Travis, which is a name that may or may not be familiar to you depending on your own age," Leonard told the potential jurors.
He said earlier: "This case involves allegations of a series of indecent assaults and it is likely that you will find it an interesting case to try."He said earlier: "This case involves allegations of a series of indecent assaults and it is likely that you will find it an interesting case to try."
Leonard warned the potential jurors not to research the case, using the internet or any other method, before sending them away with instructions to return to Southwark crown court for 11am on Tuesday.Leonard warned the potential jurors not to research the case, using the internet or any other method, before sending them away with instructions to return to Southwark crown court for 11am on Tuesday.
One of the most recognisable voices on the airwaves, Travis rose to fame as one of the first DJs on BBC Radio 1 in the late 1960s and went on to front Top of the Pops in the 1970s and 1980s.One of the most recognisable voices on the airwaves, Travis rose to fame as one of the first DJs on BBC Radio 1 in the late 1960s and went on to front Top of the Pops in the 1970s and 1980s.
The DJ was removed from the airwaves by his most recent employer, Magic FM, when he was arrested on 15 November 2012. His arrest was one of the first made by detectives from Operation Yewtree.The DJ was removed from the airwaves by his most recent employer, Magic FM, when he was arrested on 15 November 2012. His arrest was one of the first made by detectives from Operation Yewtree.
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