BBC presenter 'called teen demanding their mum stopped probe into explicit images'
10.07.2023 - 07:05
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager £5,000 for sexually explicit images reportedly called the person's mother twice asking them to stop a probe into their behaviour.
It was revealed on Sunday the unnamed male star had been suspended by the BBC. The male presenter is alleged to have rang the person asking: "What have you done?"
He also reportedly asked the person, who is now 20, to get their mum to "stop the investigation" last week, after it was revealed the BBC were told of the allegations in May, reports the Mirror.
The mother claims her child used the money to fund an addiction to crack cocaine and blames the presenter for "destroying their life".
There has been speculation on social media as to who the presenter is. Presenters Rylan Clark, Jeremy Vine and Gary Lineker have all announced on Twitter they are not the person involved, since the allegations surfaced.
A statement released by the corporation on Sunday said: "The BBC takes any allegations seriously and we have robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations.
"This is a complex and fast-moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts in order to properly inform appropriate next steps. It is important that these matters are handled fairly and with care.
"This is a complex and fast-moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts in order to properly inform appropriate next steps. It is important that these matters are handled fairly and with care.
"We have been clear that if - at any point - new information comes to light or is provided to us, this will be acted upon appropriately and actively followed up.
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