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Dave Lee Travis groped a journalist's breasts and offered to take racy photographs of her after a newspaper interview at his home, a court has heard.Dave Lee Travis groped a journalist's breasts and offered to take racy photographs of her after a newspaper interview at his home, a court has heard.
The journalist told Southwark crown court in London that she felt "very sad and alone" when the veteran broadcaster cornered her in his kitchen after taking her on a tour of his house.The journalist told Southwark crown court in London that she felt "very sad and alone" when the veteran broadcaster cornered her in his kitchen after taking her on a tour of his house.
The woman, who was in her early 20s at the time of the incident, said she recalled seeing a photograph of one of the members of pop group S Club 7 posing in a bikini on the wall of a room outside his radio studio.The woman, who was in her early 20s at the time of the incident, said she recalled seeing a photograph of one of the members of pop group S Club 7 posing in a bikini on the wall of a room outside his radio studio.
The court heard that after showing the picture to the journalist, Travis told her: "Well, you've got a good figure, I could take a picture of you."The court heard that after showing the picture to the journalist, Travis told her: "Well, you've got a good figure, I could take a picture of you."
"I can't remember exactly what I said but I know I would have been dismissive, a bit embarrassed and a bit taken aback but didn't say much at all," she told jurors from behind a white curtain in the witness box."I can't remember exactly what I said but I know I would have been dismissive, a bit embarrassed and a bit taken aback but didn't say much at all," she told jurors from behind a white curtain in the witness box.
"The picture was very obviously about a young girl in a bikini showing her cleavage. I know what he meant: he wanted me to strip down, wear some underwear and pose.""The picture was very obviously about a young girl in a bikini showing her cleavage. I know what he meant: he wanted me to strip down, wear some underwear and pose."
After a 45-minute interview, Travis took the journalist back into his open plan kitchen and living room, and stood about a metre away from her as she was backed against a wall, the court heard.After a 45-minute interview, Travis took the journalist back into his open plan kitchen and living room, and stood about a metre away from her as she was backed against a wall, the court heard.
The woman told jurors that Travis again raised the photograph and said to her: "I could take some photos of you."The woman told jurors that Travis again raised the photograph and said to her: "I could take some photos of you."
She described feeling immediately "awkward" and tried to put him off by blurting out: "No – and anyway, my boobs aren't big enough."She described feeling immediately "awkward" and tried to put him off by blurting out: "No – and anyway, my boobs aren't big enough."
"Suddenly he put his arms out and put his hand on my breast and cocked his head quizzically to the side as if he was judging it for himself whether they were big enough," she said."Suddenly he put his arms out and put his hand on my breast and cocked his head quizzically to the side as if he was judging it for himself whether they were big enough," she said.
"It literally felt like because I'd said my boobs aren't big enough, it felt to me he knew that was his one opportunity. In hindsight I see he was looking for an opportunity and that was it.""It literally felt like because I'd said my boobs aren't big enough, it felt to me he knew that was his one opportunity. In hindsight I see he was looking for an opportunity and that was it."
The journalist said she did not confront Travis at the time because it was one of her first interviews and she wanted to remain professional and leave "without a fuss", the court heard.The journalist said she did not confront Travis at the time because it was one of her first interviews and she wanted to remain professional and leave "without a fuss", the court heard.
She told jurors that she only processed what had happened after she had left Travis's home. "As the train pulled away I could see him (Travis) and it was the first moment I'd had to process what had happened. I suddenly felt very sad and quite alone," she said. She told jurors that she only processed what had happened after she had left Travis's home. "As the train pulled away I could see him [Travis] and it was the first moment I'd had to process what had happened. I suddenly felt very sad and quite alone," she said.
The woman told jurors that Travis had been a "larger than life character, very gregarious, gung-ho and happy to be interviewed" before the incident – but that after the alleged assault he became subdued. The woman told jurors that Travis had been a "larger-than-life character, very gregarious, gung-ho and happy to be interviewed" before the incident – but that after the alleged assault he became subdued.
She decided not to tell her bosses about the incident after telephoning her mother and deciding she would not let a "pervy old man" disrupt her first job in journalism, the jury heard.She decided not to tell her bosses about the incident after telephoning her mother and deciding she would not let a "pervy old man" disrupt her first job in journalism, the jury heard.
The thought of complaining to the police made her feel "very anxious" at the time, she told the court, but decided to come forward in 2012 after reading about another of the DJ's alleged victims.The thought of complaining to the police made her feel "very anxious" at the time, she told the court, but decided to come forward in 2012 after reading about another of the DJ's alleged victims.
"I felt a real responsibility to come forward because mine happened relatively recently and it shows consistent behaviour over a long period of time," she told jurors."I felt a real responsibility to come forward because mine happened relatively recently and it shows consistent behaviour over a long period of time," she told jurors.
Under cross-examination, Travis's barrister Stephen Vullo said the former DJ denied touching her inappropriately and that he had little memory of the interview. "That's a lie," replied the witness.Under cross-examination, Travis's barrister Stephen Vullo said the former DJ denied touching her inappropriately and that he had little memory of the interview. "That's a lie," replied the witness.
The journalist is one of 11 women who accuse Travis of a total of 13 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault over 30 years.The journalist is one of 11 women who accuse Travis of a total of 13 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault over 30 years.
Travis denies the charges. The journalist's friend later told the court that she had returned home that day "stressed and a bit upset", and worried about how the incident might affect her career.
The trial continues. "She was frightened; she couldn't tell anyone because it would undermine her role; they wouldn't take her seriously in the office, she wouldn't get sent out to do interviews like that again," she said.
Travis denies the charges. The trial continues.