Friday, August 16, 2013

British Radio: Top DJ Charged With Sex Offenses

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.

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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