Tim Westwood Faces Two Additional Sexual Offence Charges, Total Now 17 Involving Nine Women
On 22 September 2026, Tim Westwood, the former DJ for BBC Radio 1 and Capital Xtra, was hit with two new sexual offence charges. The accusations involve an indecent assault on a girl aged 16 to 17 in Hammersmith and Fulham back in 1991, and a sexual assault on an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in 2004. These latest charges are in addition to those brought against him in October 2025, which included seven women and four counts of rape. Westwood, 68, has consistently denied all allegations and entered a not guilty plea in December 2025. He is now contending with 17 charges related to nine women, with a trial scheduled for 25 January 2027 at Southwark Crown Court.
Key facts
- Tim Westwood has been charged with two additional sexual offences, bringing the total to 17 charges involving nine women.
- The new charges are an alleged indecent assault on a 16- to 17-year-old girl in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1991 and an alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman in Wandsworth in 2004.
- Westwood, 68, was previously charged in October 2025 with offences relating to seven women, including four counts of rape.
- He has denied multiple sex offences and pleaded not guilty to the earlier charges in December 2025.
- Westwood is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court at a future date for the two new charges.
- A trial for the original 15 charges is scheduled to begin at Southwark Crown Court on 25 January 2027.
- Catherine P Baccas, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS London, authorised the two further charges.
- The CPS stated there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to pursue further criminal proceedings, while reminding that the defendant has the right to a fair trial.
Entities
Artists
- Tim Westwood
- Andy Furphy
- Catherine P Baccas
Institutions
- BBC Radio 1
- Capital Xtra
- Metropolitan Police
- Metropolitan Police Service
- Rape Crisis
- Westminster Magistrates' Court
- Southwark Crown Court
- Crown Prosecution Service
- CPS London
Locations
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Wandsworth
- London
- United Kingdom