AN EX-BBC radio presenter has been charged with a string of sexual offences spanning two decades.
Brian Shuttlewood, 79, presented The Rocker Returns on BBC Radio Leicester from 1978 to 1995.
He was due to appear in Leicester Crown Court on January 6, charged with the string of offences.
However Shuttlewood’s trial was stalled after the court was informed of concerns around the former presenter’s health.
The 79-year-old is accused of more than 30 charges – relating to children and adults.
Brian Shuttlewood, of Margaret Villas, Beards Road, Newhall, has pleaded not guilty to all of the allegations made against him.
The charges the 79-year-old is facing include indecent assault, rape, gross indecency and child cruelty offences.
Shuttlewood also denied an allegation of possessing extreme pornographic images.
All of the offences are alleged to have taken place between 1972 and 1990.
Some of the alleged offences, which Shuttlewood denies, are said to have occurred before his time as a BBC employee.
The charges relate to four alleged victims who are all entitled to lifelong anonymity under the law.
Judge Herbert, overseeing the trial, adjourned proceedings after concerns were raised over Shuttlewood’s health.
There will be a further update on the case on Tuesday, February 17, when the court hears more regarding the former presenters health.
Shuttlewood has been remanded on conditional bail.
So far no new trial date for the case has been listed.
The 79-year-old presented popular BBC radio shows The Rocker Returns and The Brian Shuttlewood Music Programme.
He was heard on the airwaves across the East Midlands on BBC Radio Nottingham, Derby and Lincoln.
Shuttlewood worked at the BBC for some 15 years before leaving his role as a presenter.
Known as “The Big Bopper” his shows focused on 1950s and 60s rock ‘n’ roll.
