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| Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning charged with 41 sex offences | Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning charged with 41 sex offences |
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| Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning is to be charged with 41 sexual offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. | Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning is to be charged with 41 sexual offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. |
| The alleged offences, dating from 1967 to 1985, are related to 22 boys aged nine to 16. | The alleged offences, dating from 1967 to 1985, are related to 22 boys aged nine to 16. |
| Mr Denning was one of the original Radio 1 team when the station was launched in 1967. | Mr Denning was one of the original Radio 1 team when the station was launched in 1967. |
| He was initially arrested under Operation Yewtree in June 2013 and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. | He was initially arrested under Operation Yewtree in June 2013 and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. |
| Mr Denning, who is in his early 70s, was also the first announcer heard on BBC Radio 2 when the channel took to the air in 1964. | |
| He worked as a music producer for The Beatles and helped launch the Bay City Rollers. He also ran his own music and video production business. | |
| Baljit Ubhey, London chief crown prosecutor, said: "The decision to prosecute has been taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors and Crown Prosecution Service legal guidance on rape and child sexual abuse. | |
| "We have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest." | |
| Prosecutors found that there was not enough evidence to prosecute in connection with three further alleged victims. | |
| Mr Denning is the fifth person to be prosecuted as part of Operation Yewtree. |