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| Dave Lee Travis trial: DJ cleared of indecent assault | |
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| Former BBC DJ Dave Lee Travis has been found not guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault. | Former BBC DJ Dave Lee Travis has been found not guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault. |
| The jury at Southwark Crown Court failed to reach a decision on a further indecent assault count and one of sexual assault. | The jury at Southwark Crown Court failed to reach a decision on a further indecent assault count and one of sexual assault. |
| Mr Travis, 68, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, denied all charges against him during the four-week trial. | Mr Travis, 68, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, denied all charges against him during the four-week trial. |
| The alleged incidents dated from 1976 to 2008 and involved 11 women. | The alleged incidents dated from 1976 to 2008 and involved 11 women. |
| Mr Travis showed no reaction as the verdicts were read out, but when asked if he was delighted as he walked out of court, he replied: "No, I'm not delighted at all." | |
| Judge Anthony Leonard thanked the jury, who had been deliberating for about 20 hours, before discharging them. | |
| Mr Travis was released on bail until a further hearing, to be held at the crown court on 24 February, to decide if there should be a retrial on the two outstanding charges. | |
| Giving evidence earlier in the trial, Mr Travis told the jury of eight women and four men the claims against him were "nonsensical". | |
| He said that he was "cuddly", not "predatory". | |
| During cross-examination, Mr Travis denied claims he was "a great predator". | |
| The former Top of the Pops presenter said: "I'm a normal, decent human being. I play jokes on people. I cuddle people. And if there have been some sexual interactions in the past, it's been consensual." | |
| Mr Travis was tried under his real name, David Patrick Griffin. |