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| Stuart Hall pleads not guilty to indecent assault charges | Stuart Hall pleads not guilty to indecent assault charges |
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| BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has pleaded not guilty to three charges of indecent assault. | BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has pleaded not guilty to three charges of indecent assault. |
| The 83-year-old, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, entered his plea at Preston Magistrates' Court, which referred his case to the city's crown court. | |
| He was charged in December following complaints to police about alleged incidents involving three girls aged between nine and 17. | |
| Mr Hall was bailed ahead of his first appearance at crown court in April. | Mr Hall was bailed ahead of his first appearance at crown court in April. |
| Lancashire Police said the offences were alleged to have been committed between 1974 and 1984. | Lancashire Police said the offences were alleged to have been committed between 1974 and 1984. |
| Two of the charges relate to offences which were alleged to have occurred in Cheshire, with the third one said to have taken place in Lancashire. | |
| Mr Hall is best known for his distinctive style of sports reporting on BBC Radio 5 live and his work on the 1970s hit show It's A Knockout. | |
| The broadcaster has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century and became an OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and charity. |