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| Operation Yewtree: TV stars' driver pleads not guilty to sex offences | Operation Yewtree: TV stars' driver pleads not guilty to sex offences |
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| A former chauffeur for TV stars has pleaded not guilty to five alleged offences of sexual assault on a 12-year-old boy in the 1980s. | A former chauffeur for TV stars has pleaded not guilty to five alleged offences of sexual assault on a 12-year-old boy in the 1980s. |
| David Smith denied two counts of indecent assault, two offences of gross indecency and one offence of committing buggery on the boy in a short pre-trial hearing at Southwark crown court in London on Friday morning. | David Smith denied two counts of indecent assault, two offences of gross indecency and one offence of committing buggery on the boy in a short pre-trial hearing at Southwark crown court in London on Friday morning. |
| Smith, 66, will be the first suspect arrested to go on trial in relation to Operation Yewtree, the investigation into sexual offences by Jimmy Savile and others, on 28 October. He faces a three-day trial before a jury. | Smith, 66, will be the first suspect arrested to go on trial in relation to Operation Yewtree, the investigation into sexual offences by Jimmy Savile and others, on 28 October. He faces a three-day trial before a jury. |
| Wearing a blue striped tie and white shirt under a blue suit, Smith appeared in the dock beside a court security guard and spoke only to confirm his name and deny the five charges. | Wearing a blue striped tie and white shirt under a blue suit, Smith appeared in the dock beside a court security guard and spoke only to confirm his name and deny the five charges. |
| Each of the incidents relate to one alleged victim and are said to have taken place between 1 June and 21 July 1984. | Each of the incidents relate to one alleged victim and are said to have taken place between 1 June and 21 July 1984. |
| Smith was first arrested under Operation Yewtree in December last year and charged on 3 April. | Smith was first arrested under Operation Yewtree in December last year and charged on 3 April. |
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