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Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has gone on trial at a London court, accused of a series of sex offences.
The 68-year-old, whose real name is David Patrick Griffin, denies 13 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault, the jury heard.
The jury of four men and eight women were warned to try the case based only on the evidence they hear in court.
The prosecution will outline its case at Southwark Crown Court shortly, with the trial set to last up to six weeks.
Mr Travis, who hosted the Radio 1 Breakfast show from 1978 to 1993 and was a regular host of Top of the Pops in the 1970s and '80s, is accused of carrying out the offences between 1976 and 2008.
Mr Travis, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, stood in the dock as the charges, which relate to 11 female complainants, aged between 15 and 29 at the time, were read to the jury.
Judge Anthony Leonard warned members there should be "no sleuthing" on the internet and said they could be jailed for contempt of court if they broke the rules.
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