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Dave Lee Travis described as 'opportunist' sex offender | Dave Lee Travis described as 'opportunist' sex offender |
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Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis was an "opportunist" sex offender who targeted "vulnerable" young women, a London court has been told. | |
One young woman, aged 19, had been "assaulted live on Top of the Pops" in 1978, prosecutor Miranda Moore QC said. | |
The jury was shown footage of the alleged assault as the DJ introduced a song by The Smurfs. | |
Mr Travis, 68, whose real name is David Griffin, denies 13 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. | Mr Travis, 68, whose real name is David Griffin, denies 13 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. |
Ms Moore told Southwark Crown Court the alleged offences had taken place in work settings, including at pantomimes, openings and prize-givings. | |
"The offences vary in gravity," she said. "All are sexual in nature involving unwanted contact by this defendant on much younger women, both over clothing and under clothing." | |
One victim, then 15, claims she was pinned to her seat, and screamed in fear of being raped, during an assault in a trailer at a pop concert, Ms Moore told the court. | |
A woman who alleges she was an 18-year-old virgin when she was assaulted in a BBC radio studio, went to the Daily Mail in 2012 after she felt nothing was being done by the BBC. | |
The court was told that Mr Travis denies the assaults ever happened, and claims the alleged victims are motivated by greed for compensation and media attention. | The court was told that Mr Travis denies the assaults ever happened, and claims the alleged victims are motivated by greed for compensation and media attention. |
Mr Travis, who hosted the Radio 1 Breakfast show from 1978 to 1993 and was a regular host of Top of the Pops in the 1970s and 80s, is accused of carrying out the offences between 1976 and 2008. | Mr Travis, who hosted the Radio 1 Breakfast show from 1978 to 1993 and was a regular host of Top of the Pops in the 1970s and 80s, is accused of carrying out the offences between 1976 and 2008. |
Mr Travis, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, stood in the dock as the charges, which relate to 11 female complainants, aged between 15 and 29 at the time, were read to the jury. | Mr Travis, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, stood in the dock as the charges, which relate to 11 female complainants, aged between 15 and 29 at the time, were read to the jury. |
They are: | They are: |
Judge Anthony Leonard told the jury to try the case only on evidence heard during the trial. | |
He warned the jury of four men and eight women that there should be "no sleuthing" on the internet and said they could be jailed for contempt of court if they broke the rules. | He warned the jury of four men and eight women that there should be "no sleuthing" on the internet and said they could be jailed for contempt of court if they broke the rules. |
The trial is set to last up to six weeks. | The trial is set to last up to six weeks. |