British broadcaster Dave Lee Travis says he's been through a year-and-a-half of hell after he was cleared by a jury of a string of sexual assault charges.
Travis, 68, one of the biggest names in British broadcasting in the 1970s and 1980s, was found not guilty of 12 indecent assault charges, while the jury could not reach a verdict on two other counts.
Prosecutors will take a week to decide whether to seek a retrial for the former BBC star on the two remaining charges.
It is the latest failure for police probes set up in the wake of the sex abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.
Speaking outside London's Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, Travis declined to answer questions about whether he felt he had been the victim of a celebrity witch-hunt.
The presenter said he had had to sell his house to fund his defence in the four-week trial.
"I don't feel like there's a victory in any way, shape or form," he told reporters.
"I have been through a year and a half of hell on this which included costing me so much money to pay out for my part of this trial.
"I did lose my reputation as well, which I may try and get back later."
Travis, who was nicknamed the "Hairy Cornflake" and counted Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi among his fans, showed no emotion as the verdicts were read out.
He had denied all 14 assault charges dating back to 1976.
The trial heard allegations that Travis had assaulted girls while live on television and in radio studios.
It was shown television footage of Travis allegedly putting his hand up a young woman's skirt as he introduced a song by The Smurfs on the BBC's music show Top of the Pops in 1978.
Travis argued that it would have been "insane" for him to grope someone on live TV.
