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| Dave Lee Travis |
One of Britain 's
best-known radio DJs has been charged with 12 sexual offenses.
According to nbcnews.com, Dave Lee Travis is the latest
celebrity formerly employed by the BBC to be accused as part of a scandal that
has engulfed Britain ’s
public broadcaster.
Travis, 68, was charged Thursday with 11 counts of indecent
assault and one count of sexual assault.
Nicknamed "The Hairy Cornflake" by fans, Travis
was a regular host on "Top of the Pops," which was the U.K. ’s
equivalent of "American Bandstand." He was also a long-time DJ on the
BBC's flagship station, Radio One.
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| Travis today |
He was charged under his real name David Patrick Griffin by
officers working on Scotland Yard’s Operation Yewtree inquiry -- which was set
up in the wake of a scandal involving another BBC presenter, Jimmy Savile, to
investigate historic claims of sex abuse.
Police said the alleged offenses spanned three decades,
beginning in 1977 and ending in 2007.
Speaking outside his mansion in Bedfordshire, Travis denied
the charges.
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