BBC presenter scandal highlights questions about standards and values, writes cahalmilmo
At the heart of the accumulating allegations against the suspended BBC presenter lie two themes.
It is the claim of sexual impropriety – that thousands of pounds were handed over to a young person in return for explicit images and, implicitly, gratification – which has grabbed the headlines. But there is a second element to the claimed behaviour which, if substantiated, could prove just as troubling – namely the balance of power that exists between a household name and the individuals who enter their orbit.
The male presenter is alleged to have called the young person after the claims about the payments were published last week, asking: “What have you done?” Last night, fresh claims were levelled by a second young person, in their 20s, alleging that a phone number belonging to the presenter
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