Dave Lee Travis Appears In Court Over Fresh Assault Charges (VIDEO)

DLT Appears In Court Over Fresh Charges

Dave Lee Travis has arrived at Westminster Magistrates' Court, flanked by two police officers, to face fresh charges of indecent assault.

The 68 year-old former DJ is to be charged with two offences of indecent assault, in addition to 12 counts he already faced.

Travis has been accused of assaulting a woman aged over 16 between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 1993, Scotland Yard said.

Travis, of Mentmore in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, had previously appeared in court to face 12 counts, including indecent assault and sexual assault.

He previously indicated he will plead not guilty to the 12 charges, which are said to have taken place between 1977 and 2007 against nine alleged victims aged between 15 and 29.

When asked whether he would contest the fresh charges, Travis, whose real name is David Patrick Griffin, did not make any comment to waiting reporters.

Travis, who wore a grey jacket, white shirt and cream striped tie, has denied any wrongdoing since he was first arrested on suspicion of sexual offences in November last year.

The ex-Radio 1 DJ was charged on August 15 as part of Operation Yewtree, the police investigation prompted by the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, but the accusations against Travis have no connection to the disgraced television presenter.

He was charged with the two fresh counts on October 1.

At his last court appearance at the Old Bailey on September 6, Travis was released on bail on condition that he lives at his Bedfordshire home and does not contact the alleged victims.

Mr Justice Sweeney adjourned the case for a plea and case management hearing on October 21 and fixed a trial date for March 4 next year.

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