The Herald

DJ Fox is arrested over sex allegation­s

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DJ Neil Fox has been arrested over another three alleged sexual assaults.

The 53-year-old Magic presenter, known as Doctor Fox, was questioned by police at a central London police station after he answered bail over four separate sexual assault allegation­s.

Two of the latest allegation­s are said to have happened in the 1990s, while the third is said to have occurred in 2007.

Fox has been bailed to a date in March 2015.

Scotland Yard did not name the broadcaste­r but said officers from Westminste­r had arrested a 53-year-old man for a further three alleged sexual assaults involving three different women.

He was first arrested on Tuesday, September 30, following four allegation­s of sexual assault against two women, including three “non-recent” allegation­s and one from earlier this year.

A Scotland Yard spokes- man said: “The man was arrested at a business address in W1 and taken to a central London police st ation. O f f i c er s s ub s e quent ly searched addresses in SW6 and the Littlehamp­ton area of West Sussex.

“On Monday, 8 December, he returned on bail to a central London police station and was arrested for a further three sexual assaults involving different women. Two alleg at ions are s aid have happened in the 1990s, the third is said to have happened in 2007.

“The man has now been bailed to return pending further enquiries.”

The arrest is not part of Operation Yewtree, the force said.

A spokesman for Bauer Media, which owns Magic FM, said: “We have no comment to make on what is a police matter.”

A spokeswoma­n for Fox declined to comment.

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