- Former DJ and TV presenter, 73, has been on trial for a series of sex charges
- But the court case collapsed today and may be re-tried at the later date
- King is accused of molesting boys he picked up in his Rolls Royce
The trial of former DJ Jonathan King for historical sex offences collapsed today
The trial of former DJ Jonathan King for historical sex offences collapsed today and he may have to wait until next year to find out if he faces a retrial.
The 73-year-old is accused of sexually assaulting 11 boys after allegedly picking them up in his Rolls Royce and plying them with drink.
But two weeks into the trial, Judge Deborah Taylor discharged the jury at Southwark Crown Court for legal reasons that cannot be reported.
Judge Taylor said: ‘Members of the jury, I am going to discharge you from this case because of reasons I am not going to go into at this stage.
‘Thank you for your careful consideration in this case which I have noticed over the past few weeks.’
King now faces a possible retrial in June next year.
The charges date back to the the 1970s and 80s, when King was well-known for his performances on TV and radio.
He insists he had only ever had consensual sex and did not have sexual contact with some of the alleged victims.
Cambridge graduate King became famous following hits including ‘Everyone’s Gone to the Moon’ and ‘Una Paloma Blanca.’
He discovered Genesis and wrote and produced hits for teen idols the Bay City Rollers.
King, of , Bayswater, denies 17 charges of indecent assault and seven other sex charges relating to males aged between 16 and 21.
King, pictured in 1975, became famous for his pop music before appearing on TV and radio
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