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| Dave Lee Travis trial: BBC 'ignored woman's complaint' | Dave Lee Travis trial: BBC 'ignored woman's complaint' |
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| A woman who claims she was assaulted by DJ Dave Lee Travis has told a court she was not listened to by the BBC. | A woman who claims she was assaulted by DJ Dave Lee Travis has told a court she was not listened to by the BBC. |
| The woman told Southwark Crown Court he put his hand inside her knickers when she was aged 17 while presenting his Radio 1 show in the mid-1970s. | The woman told Southwark Crown Court he put his hand inside her knickers when she was aged 17 while presenting his Radio 1 show in the mid-1970s. |
| She said she complained to the BBC, her ex-employer, after claims about Jimmy Savile emerged, but was told that it did not take such calls. | She said she complained to the BBC, her ex-employer, after claims about Jimmy Savile emerged, but was told that it did not take such calls. |
| Mr Travis denies 13 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. | Mr Travis denies 13 counts of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. |
| Empty studio | Empty studio |
| The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the court she was too embarrassed to tell anyone at the time of the alleged indecent assault. | The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the court she was too embarrassed to tell anyone at the time of the alleged indecent assault. |
| She said she called the director general's office at the BBC to complain about Mr Travis, who is being tried under his real name of David Patrick Griffin. | She said she called the director general's office at the BBC to complain about Mr Travis, who is being tried under his real name of David Patrick Griffin. |
| Giving evidence from behind a screen, the witness told jurors: "They [the BBC] said 'We are not taking calls of this nature' - so I felt like the BBC had slammed the door in my face. I was surprised." | Giving evidence from behind a screen, the witness told jurors: "They [the BBC] said 'We are not taking calls of this nature' - so I felt like the BBC had slammed the door in my face. I was surprised." |
| The woman said she then went to the police and was also interviewed by the Daily Mail. | The woman said she then went to the police and was also interviewed by the Daily Mail. |
| Of the BBC, she said: "To this day I haven't had so much as an acknowledgement, so much as an apology." | Of the BBC, she said: "To this day I haven't had so much as an acknowledgement, so much as an apology." |
| The court was told the woman was taking legal action against the BBC. | The court was told the woman was taking legal action against the BBC. |
| 'Struck dumb' | 'Struck dumb' |
| The woman told the court Mr Travis invited her into his empty studio while a song was playing. | The woman told the court Mr Travis invited her into his empty studio while a song was playing. |
| She said he turned the lights off before holding her close to him in a slow dance and he became aroused before assaulting her. | She said he turned the lights off before holding her close to him in a slow dance and he became aroused before assaulting her. |
| The alleged victim, who had a clerical role in the BBC's Broadcasting House, said she had been "star-struck" by Travis when she saw him in the studios previously and he twice gave her a lift in his car. | The alleged victim, who had a clerical role in the BBC's Broadcasting House, said she had been "star-struck" by Travis when she saw him in the studios previously and he twice gave her a lift in his car. |
| She told the court she felt "confused" as Travis held her close as they danced: "I was struck dumb a bit, I just didn't expect it. I wasn't sure what to do." | She told the court she felt "confused" as Travis held her close as they danced: "I was struck dumb a bit, I just didn't expect it. I wasn't sure what to do." |
| The alleged victim said she realised she could reach the handle of a door to escape. | The alleged victim said she realised she could reach the handle of a door to escape. |
| She said she saw a technical operator for the show in an adjoining room and told him: "You won't believe what he's just done." | She said she saw a technical operator for the show in an adjoining room and told him: "You won't believe what he's just done." |
| The woman said the man replied: "I thought you were a bit brave going in there." | The woman said the man replied: "I thought you were a bit brave going in there." |
| She said because of his reaction and because she thought people might not believe her, she "didn't tell a soul" about what had happened. | She said because of his reaction and because she thought people might not believe her, she "didn't tell a soul" about what had happened. |
| 'Big stars' | 'Big stars' |
| She told jurors: "These DJs were big, big stars. They were like pop stars. There would be crowds of people hanging around outside the building to see them. They were like demigods." | |
| She said she thought the alleged incident took place in 1976 or 1977. | She said she thought the alleged incident took place in 1976 or 1977. |
| During cross-examination the woman was asked by Stephen Vullo, defending, what she said to his suggestion that her claims were an "absolute pack of lies". | During cross-examination the woman was asked by Stephen Vullo, defending, what she said to his suggestion that her claims were an "absolute pack of lies". |
| She told jurors: "I would say that you're just doing your job, and I'm absolutely not." | She told jurors: "I would say that you're just doing your job, and I'm absolutely not." |
| Asked in court about her own criminal convictions for an assault on her former business partner, the woman said she had pleaded guilty but had been going though a mental health breakdown at the time. | Asked in court about her own criminal convictions for an assault on her former business partner, the woman said she had pleaded guilty but had been going though a mental health breakdown at the time. |
| Mr Vullo suggested the witness had come forward with the claims about Mr Travis for her own financial gain because of her money worries. | Mr Vullo suggested the witness had come forward with the claims about Mr Travis for her own financial gain because of her money worries. |
| "I certainly did not," she said. | "I certainly did not," she said. |
| Earlier, jurors heard from another witness who described Mr Travis as a "sleazeball". | Earlier, jurors heard from another witness who described Mr Travis as a "sleazeball". |
| It followed a claim by a previous witness that Mr Travis put his hand up her skirt during a car journey. | It followed a claim by a previous witness that Mr Travis put his hand up her skirt during a car journey. |
| Thursday's witness told jurors she saw the incident take place following a corporate event at which Mr Travis had been the DJ in the early 1980s. | Thursday's witness told jurors she saw the incident take place following a corporate event at which Mr Travis had been the DJ in the early 1980s. |
| Mr Travis, 68, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, is charged with counts of indecent assault between 1976 and 2003, and a sexual assault in 2008. | Mr Travis, 68, of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, is charged with counts of indecent assault between 1976 and 2003, and a sexual assault in 2008. |
| The offences allegedly occurred when he was working as a BBC DJ, on Classic Gold radio, on Top Of The Pops, and in pantonmime. | The offences allegedly occurred when he was working as a BBC DJ, on Classic Gold radio, on Top Of The Pops, and in pantonmime. |
| The trial was adjourned until Friday. | The trial was adjourned until Friday. |