Dave Lee Travis charged with indecent and sexual assault

The 68-year-old, whose real name is David Patrick Griffin, is accused of committing the offences between 1977 and 2007.

Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London, Alison Saunders, said: “We have carefully considered the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police Service as part of Operation Yewtree in relation to David Patrick Griffin, who was initially arrested on November 15 2012 over allegations of sexual offences.

“Having completed our review, we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest for Mr Griffin to be charged with 11 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault.

“These date from 1977 to 2007 and relate to nine complainants aged between 15 and 29 at the time of the alleged offending.”

After his arrest in November 2012, Mr Lee Travis insisted that allegations against him had “nothing to do with kids”. He said he did not want his name associated with “bloody evil” child abuse.

“This is nothing to do with kids, all right? That’s the first thing. Because that to me is the most important thing in the world and I do not wish to have my name sullied around something that bloody evil, to be honest,” he told reporters.

The charges fall under Operation Yewtree, the investigation by detectives looking at allegations against Jimmy Savile and “others”.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 23 August.

The charges:
One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 18, in 1977. 
Two offences of indecent assault relating to a girl, aged 15, in 1977. 
One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 19, in 1978. 
One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged between 26 and 28, on a date between 1981 and 1983.
One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 18, in 1983.
One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged between 19 and 20, on a date in 1985.
One offence of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged 22, in 1990.
Three offences of indecent assault relating to a woman, aged between 26 and 29, from 2000 to 2003.
One offence of sexual assault relating to a woman, aged 23, in 2007.

Prosecutors have decided that no further action should be taken in relation to seven separate allegations made against the DJ because there was not enough evidence.