The BBC say they are taking the newly revealed claims 'seriously' after the 64-year-old was accused of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour following a joint investigation by The Guardian and the BBC earlier this year
Three of the women accused Westwood of opportunistic and predatory sexual behaviour, while four others claim they were groped by him at events. All the women were black, and worked in the music industry.
In relation to the police referral, a BBC spokesman said in a statement to BBC News:"This is a historic case that the BBC has found in its files. We are establishing the facts around it. Mr Davie was director of audio and music at the corporation, overseeing the channel's radio stations including BBC Radio 1, between 2008 and 2012.
The corporation had initially responded to say it could"neither confirm nor deny whether the BBC holds the requested information". They say they are now volunteering the information about the six complaints outside the scope of the Freedom of Information Act.In response to a request for further information from Sky News, the BBC said:"As we have said, if people have things that they want to raise with the BBC, then they should do so.
The 64-year-old DJ was an early champion of hip-hop in the UK and hosted the first nationally-broadcast rap show on UK radio from 1994.
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