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Tim Westwood Pleads Not Guilty to Additional Sexual Offense Charges

The former Radio 1 presenter now denies a total of 17 charges spanning a 33-year period following his latest court appearance.

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The former Radio 1 presenter now denies a total of 17 charges spanning a 33-year period following his latest court appearance.

His latest pleas of not guilty mean he now denies a total of 17 charges concerning allegations from 1983 to 2016. Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has pleaded not guilty to further charges of sexual offences against two more women.

BBC News reported the story as "DJ Tim Westwood denies two more sexual offences." The Independent reported the story as "Former BBC DJ Tim Westwood denies further sex offences." Sky News reported the story as "Tim Westwood pleads not guilty to further sexual offence charges."

3 sources have covered this story, including BBC News, The Independent and Sky News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.

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Sky News reported it first, Nov 12, 4:58 AM ET. 3 outlets carried it over 56m, 1 left, 1 center and 1 right.All in the United Kingdom.

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  1. FirstSky NewsNov 12, 4:58 AM ETRight
  2. +47mThe IndependentNov 12, 5:44 AM ETLeft
  3. +56mBBC NewsNov 12, 5:53 AM ETCenter

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