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| BBC presenter Stuart Hall due in court over alleged sex offences | BBC presenter Stuart Hall due in court over alleged sex offences |
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| The veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall is due in court on Friday charged with historic sex offences. | The veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall is due in court on Friday charged with historic sex offences. |
| It is the first time the 83-year-old will appear in crown court facing one count of rape and 14 offences of indecent assault. | It is the first time the 83-year-old will appear in crown court facing one count of rape and 14 offences of indecent assault. |
| He is alleged to have raped a 22-year-old woman in 1976 and the 14 other alleged sex assaults relate to 10 girls aged between nine and 16, between 1967 and 1986. | He is alleged to have raped a 22-year-old woman in 1976 and the 14 other alleged sex assaults relate to 10 girls aged between nine and 16, between 1967 and 1986. |
| The hearing is expected to deal with largely administrative matters for a forthcoming trial. | The hearing is expected to deal with largely administrative matters for a forthcoming trial. |
| Hall's case was sent to Preston crown court after he appeared before magistrates in the city last month. | Hall's case was sent to Preston crown court after he appeared before magistrates in the city last month. |
| The former It's A Knockout presenter said he might have considered suicide had it not been for his family after emerging from court at the earlier hearing. | The former It's A Knockout presenter said he might have considered suicide had it not been for his family after emerging from court at the earlier hearing. |
| Speaking on the court steps, he described the accusations as "pernicious, callous, cruel and, above all, spurious", and vowed to clear his name and restore his reputation. | Speaking on the court steps, he described the accusations as "pernicious, callous, cruel and, above all, spurious", and vowed to clear his name and restore his reputation. |
| Hall, who lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire, has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century and was last year awarded an OBE in the New Year honours. | Hall, who lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire, has been a familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for half a century and was last year awarded an OBE in the New Year honours. |
| His eccentric and erudite football match summaries made him a cult figure on BBC Radio 5 Live. | His eccentric and erudite football match summaries made him a cult figure on BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| Hall has already pleaded not guilty to three separate indecent assault charges dating between 1974 and 1984. | Hall has already pleaded not guilty to three separate indecent assault charges dating between 1974 and 1984. |
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