DJ Travis pleads not guilty to indecent assault in 1995

Veteran broadcaster remanded after appearance in court in London

DJ Dave Lee Travis returned to court to face outstanding charges of alleged sex offences today. Photograph: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images
DJ Dave Lee Travis returned to court to face outstanding charges of alleged sex offences today. Photograph: Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images

Veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis has pleaded not guilty to indecently assaulting a woman.

The former BBC presenter (68), appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London for a brief hearing accused of indecently assaulting a woman aged over 16 on January 17th 1995.

Asked to enter his plea to the charge Travis, who appeared under his real name David Griffin, answered: “Not guilty.”

Dressed in a grey woollen blazer, white shirt, patterned tie and black trousers, Travis, from Buckinghamshire, was told to appear for a further hearing at Southwark Crown Court on May 8th.