Dave Lee Travis
Dave Lee Travis (born 25 May 1945), also known as DLT, is a British radio and television presenter. He was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He started being a presenter for BBC Radio 1 in 1967. From 1981 to 2001, Travis presented A Jolly Good Show.
Dave Lee Travis | |
|---|---|
 Travis in 2004 | |
| Born | David Patrick Griffin 25 May 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television presenter |
| Spouse |
Marianne Griffin (m. 1971) |
Personal life
changeTravis married his wife Marianne in 1971.[1] He said he has cheated on her "once or twice".[2]
Sex offence charges
changeTravis was arrested on 15 November 2012 as part of Operation Yewtree, an investigation into sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile and other people.[3] Travis was on trial for 14 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.[4] Travis told police that if he had known Savile was a pedophile he would have reported him.[1] Travis was cleared of all but two charges on 13 February 2014. He was retried on those two charges and another charge. On 23 September 2014, he was convicted of one count of indecent assault.[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dave Lee Travis trial: DJ 'said groping behaviour was norm'". BBC News. 24 January 2014.
- ↑ DLT 'sex assaults claims insane'
- ↑ DLT held by police
- ↑ DLT denies assaults
- ↑ [1][permanent dead link]