Former radio DJ Tim Westwood denies two further sexual offence charges

Former radio presenter Tim Westwood pleaded not guilty to two further sexual offence charges at Southwark Crown Court on 12 November 2026. BBC News and the Daily Mail both report that the 69-year-old appeared in court to face the new allegations, which extend his total count of denied charges to 17. [1][2]

BBC News reported that the latest pleas concern an indecent assault on a teenage girl aged 16 or 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991, as well as a sexual assault on an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in May 2004. According to BBC News, Westwood now denies 17 total charges involving allegations made by nine women for events spanning from 1983 to 2016. [1]

The Daily Mail reported that Westwood was already facing four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault from earlier charges filed against him. BBC News noted that Westwood, who resides in Fitzrovia in the West End of London, was previously charged in October of last year with offences relating to seven women. [1][2]

Westwood is a British DJ who hosted the Radio 1 rap show for nearly twenty years before leaving the station in 2013 and returning to Capital Radio. He also previously presented the television program Pimp My Ride UK on MTV UK. [8]

The Daily Mail reported that the former presenter is set to stand trial next year concerning the series of sexual offence charges. [2]