{"id":744975,"date":"2022-07-14T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1612551"},"modified":"2022-07-14T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:20:18","slug":"ten-more-black-women-have-accused-tim-westwood-of-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/07\/14\/ten-more-black-women-have-accused-tim-westwood-of-sexual-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten more Black women have accused Tim Westwood of sexual abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This article includes discussion of rape and sexual abuse<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten more Black women have spoken out to accuse former long-time BBC<\/em> Radio 1<\/em> DJ Tim Westwood<\/a> of sexual abuse. This includes one woman who claims that Westwood repeatedly raped her when she was 14 years old. These further allegations come after seven Black women spoke out in April, accusing the celebrated DJ of \u201cpredatory and unwanted sexual behaviour<\/a>\u201d taking place between 1992 and 2017.<\/p>\n

An open secret<\/h2>\n

In April 2022, the BBC<\/em><\/a> and the\u00a0Guardian<\/em><\/a> released a joint investigation based on seven Black women’s allegations of sexual abuse against Westwood. The alleged abuse spans a period of more than two decades.<\/p>\n

Although this is the first time these allegations gained mainstream press coverage, Westwood’s predatory behaviour has long been one of the music industry’s worst kept secrets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This makes Westwood’s longtime employers complicit in his abuse of young Black women and girls. Rather than investigating the allegations against the DJ, Westwood’s employers – including the BBC<\/em> and Global<\/em> – maintained Westwood’s platform and protected his reputation.<\/p>\n

For a number of years, journalists – mostly young women of colour – have tried to investigate the historical allegations against Westwood. However, they came up against extreme resistance when seeking information and trying to raise awareness about Westwood’s misconduct.<\/p>\n

Following the release of the BBC<\/em> and Guardian<\/em> investigation in April, journalist Nadine White shared:<\/p>\n

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.@global<\/a> were urged to act over claims Tim Westwood behaved inappropriately with fans when I wrote this article at @HuffPostUK<\/a> two years ago. They didn't, however, and instead opted to pressure its staff members into staying silent on the matter. https:\/\/t.co\/GCCeVTMt0v<\/a><\/p>\n

— Nadine White (@Nadine_Writes) April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n