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Dave Lee Travis will be charged with further count of indecent assault | Dave Lee Travis will be charged with further count of indecent assault |
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Dave Lee Travis is to be charged with a further count of assault, London’s Southwark Crown Court heard today. | Dave Lee Travis is to be charged with a further count of assault, London’s Southwark Crown Court heard today. |
Mr Travis, 68, already faces a re-trial on one count of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault after jurors were unable to reach verdicts on two further charges and were discharged. | Mr Travis, 68, already faces a re-trial on one count of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault after jurors were unable to reach verdicts on two further charges and were discharged. |
The jury of eight women and four men had deliberated for more than 20 hours before finding him not guilty of 12 indecent assault charges in February. | The jury of eight women and four men had deliberated for more than 20 hours before finding him not guilty of 12 indecent assault charges in February. |
But they were not able to agree on a charge of alleged indecent assault against a woman in the early 1990s along with an alleged sexual assault on a journalist in 2008. | But they were not able to agree on a charge of alleged indecent assault against a woman in the early 1990s along with an alleged sexual assault on a journalist in 2008. |
As he left the court today, Travis told reporters that when he last appeared before them he said the case had "been a bit of a nightmare" for him. He added: "The only thing I want to say on this is, the nightmare is continuing". | |
The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it had authorised police to charge Mr Travis with the extra offence. | The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it had authorised police to charge Mr Travis with the extra offence. |
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