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| Dave Lee Travis faces retrial over sexual assault allegations | Dave Lee Travis faces retrial over sexual assault allegations |
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| The former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis will face a retrial over allegations he sexually assaulted two women. | |
| Earlier this month Travis was cleared 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. | Earlier this month Travis was cleared 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. |
| Miranda Moore QC, for the Crown, told Southwark crown court in London on Monday morning that prosecutors would be seeking a retrial over the two counts. | Miranda Moore QC, for the Crown, told Southwark crown court in London on Monday morning that prosecutors would be seeking a retrial over the two counts. |
| Wearing a purple and black shirt and a black suit, Travis sat slumped against the wall of the dock as the decision was announced. | Wearing a purple and black shirt and a black suit, Travis sat slumped against the wall of the dock as the decision was announced. |
| The 68-year-old was supported in court by his wife, Marianne, and two former PAs. | |
| Moore said: "I can tell the court the prosecution will be seeking a retrial over the two remaining counts." | Moore said: "I can tell the court the prosecution will be seeking a retrial over the two remaining counts." |
| The first indecent assault allegation relates to a woman in the early 1990s and the sexual assault charge relates to a journalist in 2008. | The first indecent assault allegation relates to a woman in the early 1990s and the sexual assault charge relates to a journalist in 2008. |
| The court heard that the retrial, scheduled before Judge Anthony Leonard, is expected to last two weeks. | The court heard that the retrial, scheduled before Judge Anthony Leonard, is expected to last two weeks. |
| Travis was released on police bail to return to the court for a pre-trial hearing on 28 March. | Travis was released on police bail to return to the court for a pre-trial hearing on 28 March. |