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| Dave Lee Travis not sleazy or predatory, court hears | Dave Lee Travis not sleazy or predatory, court hears |
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| Veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis is nothing like the "sleazy, predatory, opportunist" he has been accused of being, his barrister has told a court. | Veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis is nothing like the "sleazy, predatory, opportunist" he has been accused of being, his barrister has told a court. |
| In his closing speech at the DJ's trial, Stephen Vullo QC said the 69-year-old was "the perfect gentleman". | |
| He told the jury to focus on the fact that so many women had come forward of their own accord to defend the former BBC broadcaster. | He told the jury to focus on the fact that so many women had come forward of their own accord to defend the former BBC broadcaster. |
| Mr Travis denies two counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. | Mr Travis denies two counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. |
| Mr Vullo said: "Somebody with a propensity throughout his whole life to act in a sleazy, predatory way would struggle, wouldn't they, to bring the type of character evidence that he has called before you." | Mr Vullo said: "Somebody with a propensity throughout his whole life to act in a sleazy, predatory way would struggle, wouldn't they, to bring the type of character evidence that he has called before you." |
| 'Tactile' | 'Tactile' |
| He reminded jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London that all three of the former Radio 1 DJ's personal assistants, who worked for him at different stages over a combined period of 20 years, had wanted to give evidence to defend him. | He reminded jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London that all three of the former Radio 1 DJ's personal assistants, who worked for him at different stages over a combined period of 20 years, had wanted to give evidence to defend him. |
| "They described him as warm, friendly, tactile," Mr Vullo said. | "They described him as warm, friendly, tactile," Mr Vullo said. |
| Mr Travis from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire is being retried on two counts - indecent assault of a woman between November 1990 and January 1991, and sexual assault of another complainant between June and November 2008. | Mr Travis from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire is being retried on two counts - indecent assault of a woman between November 1990 and January 1991, and sexual assault of another complainant between June and November 2008. |
| A jury was unable to reach verdicts on those charges at a trial earlier this year. | A jury was unable to reach verdicts on those charges at a trial earlier this year. |
| Mr Travis is also accused of a further indecent assault alleged to have taken place in January 1995. | Mr Travis is also accused of a further indecent assault alleged to have taken place in January 1995. |
| He denies all the charges and the case continues. | He denies all the charges and the case continues. |