The BBC has suspended the unnamed presenter accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. In this video, Sky's KimberleyeLeo explains the timeline of events. Latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Analysis: BBC presenter scandal is sleazy and depressing - but at the heart of this a family is sufferingA different channel but similar fury as the alleged conduct of another well-known British TV presenter on a fat salary makes headlines.
If, as it's claimed, the family of the teenager in question first complained back in May, it is inexcusable that the presenter in question was allowed to continue broadcasting in the interim. Roaming between the Formula One cars, the Silverstone grid was a mix of stars from film – Brad Pitt and Damian Lewis – to football – Leah Williamson and Reece James.Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden was roaming the paddock but said he was there in a personal capacity.But given a prime spot at the front of the grid before the start of the British Grand Prix was Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer.
The political talk elsewhere in the paddock among other politicians was about the BBC crisis being raised in parliament as an urgent question tomorrow.In an email to staff, director general Tim Davie has said the BBC is taking the allegations"incredibly seriously". In a statement this afternoon, the broadcaster said it"takes any allegations seriously" and has"robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations".The BBC said it first became aware of a complaint in May but that"new allegations" of a"different nature" were put to it on Thursday."We can also confirm a male member of staff has been suspended," the BBC said.
They claimed the male presenter had first requested images in 2020, when the young person was 17, and that a series of payments were made over the years.
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