BBC release new timeline of allegations against unnamed presenter
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe BBC has suspended a member of staff following allegations that they paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.
The BBC’s Corporate Investigations Team met the Metropolitan Police on Monday following The Sun newspaper’s report that the unnamed presenter paid a young person around £35,000 over three years, from the age of 17, for explicit images.
A statement from the broadcaster on Tuesday said: “As a result of this meeting, the BBC has been asked to pause its investigations into the allegations while the police scope future work.” It added: “The BBC has processes and protocols for receiving information and managing complaints when they are first made.
We always take these matters extremely seriously and seek to manage them with the appropriate duty of care. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. “The events of recent days have shown how complex and challenging these kinds of cases can be and how vital it is that they are handled with the utmost diligence and care.
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