Tim Westwood: Police investigate a sixth report about ex-Radio 1 DJ

A sixth study of intersexual offences by the erstwhile Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood is being investigated by police.

The Metropolitan Police said they are investigating six accusations of non-recent intersexual offences which are alleged to person happened betwixt 1982 and 2016.

It comes aft the 65-year-old was questioned for a 3rd clip nether constabulary caution 2 weeks ago.

There has been nary arrest.

Last year, BBC News and Guardian investigations uncovered aggregate allegations from 18 women of superior intersexual misconduct and maltreatment by Westwood. He denied those allegations.

In April 2022, respective women accused Westwood, who besides worked arsenic a DJ connected BBC Radio 1Xtra, of predatory and unwanted intersexual behaviour and touching, successful incidents betwixt 1992 and 2017.

They besides accused him of abusing his presumption successful the euphony industry. Some of the women told america they encountered Westwood erstwhile they were nether 18. One said that she was lone 14 erstwhile Westwood archetypal had enactment with her.

He joined the BBC successful 1994 but near successful 2013 arsenic portion of scheduled changes.

Westwood past went connected to contiguous a Capital Xtra vigor amusement but stepped down successful April past year.

An outer report, by KC Gemma White, looking astatine what the BBC did and did not cognize astir Westwood's behaviour during his two-decade employment with the corp is owed to beryllium published this year.

BBC News has tried to interaction Westwood for comment.