Metropolitan police say Westwood, 68, has been charged with sexual offences against seven women
The former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with sexual offences against seven women, including four counts of rape.
The Metropolitan police said the 68-year-old had been charged with offences dating from 1983 to 2016. Officers said their investigation remained open and urged anyone with further information to come forward.
Westwood’s alleged offences include the rape of a female aged between 17 and 18 in London between 1995-96, as well as sexual assault of the same woman in central London in a similar period.
He has also been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a female aged between 17 and 18 in London between 2000-01, and the rape of a woman in her 20s in London in 2010.
