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Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis will learn on Monday whether he faces a retrial over allegations he sexually assaulted two women. The former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis will learn on Monday whether he faces a retrial over allegations he sexually assaulted two women.
Travis was cleared earlier this month of 12 counts of indecent assault dating back to the mid-1970s, but jurors could not reach verdicts on a further count of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.Travis was cleared earlier this month of 12 counts of indecent assault dating back to the mid-1970s, but jurors could not reach verdicts on a further count of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.
Travis will attend Southwark crown court in London on Monday morning to discover whether he will stand trial for a second time over those two charges.Travis will attend Southwark crown court in London on Monday morning to discover whether he will stand trial for a second time over those two charges.
The veteran broadcaster, who maintained his innocence throughout his four-week trial, said he had been through a "year and a half of hell" after he was cleared of a string of indecent assaults. "I'm not over the moon about any of this today. I don't feel there's a victory in any way shape or form," he said outside court, standing beside his wife Marianne.The veteran broadcaster, who maintained his innocence throughout his four-week trial, said he had been through a "year and a half of hell" after he was cleared of a string of indecent assaults. "I'm not over the moon about any of this today. I don't feel there's a victory in any way shape or form," he said outside court, standing beside his wife Marianne.
His acquittal raised questions for the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which had been accused by Travis's lawyers of mounting a "celebrity witchhunt" in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.His acquittal raised questions for the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which had been accused by Travis's lawyers of mounting a "celebrity witchhunt" in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
The director of public prosecutions, Alison Saunders, denied the CPS was overcompensating for past failings. She said: "If we took to court only cases where, on the papers, we were certain of a conviction, we would rightly be accused of being over-cautious. Justice can only be done if prosecutors remain independent and fair, regardless of who a defendant might be."The director of public prosecutions, Alison Saunders, denied the CPS was overcompensating for past failings. She said: "If we took to court only cases where, on the papers, we were certain of a conviction, we would rightly be accused of being over-cautious. Justice can only be done if prosecutors remain independent and fair, regardless of who a defendant might be."