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Woman 'gutted and confused' after Travis assault Dave Lee Travis trial: Woman 'feared rape' at Showaddywaddy show
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A junior radio journalist was "gutted and confused" after being groped by DJ Dave Lee Travis, his trial has heard. A woman feared she was going to be raped by DJ Dave Lee Travis when she was 15 at a Showaddywaddy concert, Southwark Crown Court court has heard.
The woman, who was working at Chiltern Radio, said she had initially seen Mr Travis as a "friendly grandad-type". In a videoed police interview, the woman said Mr Travis had invited her into his trailer, where he "lunged forward" and was "all over" her.
But her eyes "filled up with tears" after the ex-BBC Radio 1 star put his hand below her belly button and on her breast, she told Southwark Crown Court. The incident in the late 70s had left her "petrified", the court heard.
Mr Travis, 68, whose real name is David Griffin, denies indecently assaulting 11 victims between 1976 and 2008. Mr Travis, 68, whose real name is David Griffin, denies 13 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.
He denies 13 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. Prosecutors allege he indecently assaulted 11 girls and women aged from 15 to 29 between 1976 and 2008.
'Really weird' As the interview was played to the court, Mr Travis sighed and shook his head repeatedly.
The woman told the court on the third day of his trial that Mr Travis was "very nice to her" but that on one occasion: "He came in and came up behind me and hugged me from behind and blew a raspberry on my face. The woman, now middle-aged, said she and the DJ had been talking about music when he commented on the size of her breasts.
"I started feeling very awkward, then he started touching me," she said.
Mr Travis had "lunged forward", she said. "He started snogging my face off. He got his hand up my shirt and pulled my bra up.
"He was just all over my boobs. He was so heavy I was trapped in the seat. I could not get up. I thought he was going to rape me."
She went on: "I was crying, I was shouting at him to stop - then he did. I don't know whether he had a conscience.
"He stopped and told me I should get dressed. He realised he wasn't going to get anywhere with me."
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she had run home after the incident and hid in her bed.
Having been "star-struck" by Mr Travis when she first met him, she said she now regarded him as "a disgusting old man - a pervert".
'Honest' account
Appearing in court, former Showaddywaddy lead singer Dave Bartram confirmed that he did remember the concert in Gloucestershire at which the alleged assault happened.
"I can actually recall it, simply because Dave came on stage with the band and proceeded to make a nuisance of himself.
"When Dave came on stage, I'm not sure if he was invited or uninvited, he got on one of the drum kits and proceeded to make a bit of a racket."
Earlier on Thursday, the trial's third day, a radio station worker said she had been "gutted and confused" after being groped by Mr Travis.
The woman, who was in her 20s and working at commercial station Chiltern Radio, said she had initially seen Mr Travis as a "friendly grandad-type" who had been "very nice to her".
Describing the alleged assault, she said: "He came in and came up behind me and hugged me from behind and blew a raspberry on my face.
"It was just a bit too close. But then his hand was on that bit of your tummy below your belly button."It was just a bit too close. But then his hand was on that bit of your tummy below your belly button.
"No-one ever touches you there, it is quite personal. When he did that I kind of went to shrug him off.""No-one ever touches you there, it is quite personal. When he did that I kind of went to shrug him off."
The witness said that as Mr Travis went to move his hands away, he did so "deliberately and brushed over my breast".The witness said that as Mr Travis went to move his hands away, he did so "deliberately and brushed over my breast".
She said she went to a toilet where her eyes filled up with tears: "I felt really weird. I was confused because I knew it felt horrible," she said. She also said she could remember another incident when a female colleague - who gave evidence on Wednesday - had shouted at Mr Travis after he allegedly put his hand up her skirt.
The woman, who was in her 20s when she worked at Chiltern Radio in the same building as Classic Radio DJ Mr Travis, said her opinion of him changed after the incident.
She said: "I knew who he was because my dad was a big fan. That's why I knew who he was. I pretty much avoided him after that."
But she said she did not complain about what had happened to her at the time because she found it "very embarrassing" and was young and "enjoyed" her job.
"I think you're always not sure if something is bad or not," she said, adding: "It didn't feel like an accident."
'Close friends'
The witness also said she could remember another incident when a female colleague - who gave evidence on Wednesday - had shouted at Mr Travis after he allegedly put his hand up her skirt.
Wednesday's witness told the court she had "absolutely snapped" and a manager had had to pull them apart, with Mr Travis becoming very aggressive when she shouted that he was a pervert.Wednesday's witness told the court she had "absolutely snapped" and a manager had had to pull them apart, with Mr Travis becoming very aggressive when she shouted that he was a pervert.
She told the court she and Thursday's witness were "close friends" who had pledged to support each other. That witness told the court she and Thursday's witness were "close friends" who had pledged to support each other.
But Thursday's witness denied suggestions from Mr Travis's barrister, Stephen Vullo, that she had "merged" her police statement and account of the incident with that given by Wednesday's witness.But Thursday's witness denied suggestions from Mr Travis's barrister, Stephen Vullo, that she had "merged" her police statement and account of the incident with that given by Wednesday's witness.
She said her account was "honest" and said she had not spoken to the other woman since the police case had started.She said her account was "honest" and said she had not spoken to the other woman since the police case had started.
Another witness, a student in Nottingham in the 1980s, said the DJ assaulted her when he was booked to appear at a university function. 'Stay away'
She said she was invited into his campervan when he arrived at the gig and was later asked to guard the vehicle - but while she was wearing a guard's badge, Mr Travis "lifted it, touching my breast". Chiltern Radio employee Simon Cliffe told the court he was aware one of the alleged victims felt "uncomfortable" around Mr Travis, but said that he knew of only one formal complaint.
"I was embarrassed, a bit shocked," she said. "I recoiled." Asked by Mr Vullo whether the complaint was because his client had been "overly tactile", he said: "It was probably stronger than that. Maybe an invasion of privacy or an invasion of space."
The woman said that she became "rigid with fear" as, when she was invited back into the campervan after the gig, Mr Travis put one hand on the wall and one around her.
"He came towards me and touched me," she said. "I could feel his tongue, he just relaxed. I went under his arm and ran."
'Artistic differences'
Chiltern Radio employee Simon Cliffe told the court he was aware one of the alleged victims who worked at the station felt "uncomfortable" around Mr Travis, but said that he knew of only one formal complaint.
Asked by Mr Vullo, defending Mr Travis, whether the complaint was because his client had been "overly tactile", he said: "It was probably stronger than that. Maybe an invasion of privacy or an invasion of space."
Mr Travis's former managing director at Classic Gold, Colin Wilshire, said he was aware of a complaint about the DJ by a female member of staff.Mr Travis's former managing director at Classic Gold, Colin Wilshire, said he was aware of a complaint about the DJ by a female member of staff.
Mr Wilshire told the court that a woman had complained that Mr Travis had "touched her on the leg... legs".Mr Wilshire told the court that a woman had complained that Mr Travis had "touched her on the leg... legs".
He said Mr Travis was told to "stay away" from the woman and her office, and a complaint was raised at a board meeting, but no "mark" was left on his HR file.He said Mr Travis was told to "stay away" from the woman and her office, and a complaint was raised at a board meeting, but no "mark" was left on his HR file.
Mr Wilshire said Mr Travis said that he "didn't intend to upset her" and that it "wasn't his intention" - but added that the DJ immediately dismissed orders not to enter the alleged victim's office. He added that Mr Travis had left Classic Gold following "artistic differences" over playlists and his shifts, and not due to the complaint.
"I hauled him (Mr Travis) back into my office," Mr Wilshire said. "I wanted to make sure he understood what was going on. He had clearly not listened to what I wanted him to do. He was flustered, he was very angry." Another witness, a student in Nottingham in the 1980s, said the DJ had assaulted her when he was booked to appear at a university function.
Mr Wilshire said Travis had left Classic Gold following "artistic differences" over playlists and his shifts, and not due to the complaint. She said she was invited into his campervan when he arrived at the gig and was later asked to guard the vehicle, but while she was wearing a guard's badge that Mr Travis had "lifted it, touching my breast".
The trial is expected to last up to six weeks. "I was embarrassed, a bit shocked," she said. "I recoiled."