Tim Westwood , a British DJ well-known for his work in hip-hop, is now facing serious criminal charges.

The former BBC Radio 1 DJ was charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police Service announced Thursday .

The charges stem from allegations made by seven different women who reported assaults in London and Stroud, England.

According to police, the assaults date back to 1983. Westwood, 68, is accused of indecently assault a 17-year-old girl that year, and most recently of assaulting a woman in her 20s in 2016. Three of the charges include young women aged between 17 and 18.

“It takes courage to come forward and report allegations of this nature,” MPS detective superintendent Andy Furphy said . “The women

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