high profile bbc presenter. in new claims, the youngster s mother told the sun on sunday the presenter was pictured in his underwear, ready for her child to perform for him. in an email to staff this afternoon, the director general, tim davie, said they became aware of a complaint in may and the bbc investigations team have been looking into it since it was raised and have been actively following it up. the bbc said they were alerted to new allegations of a different nature on thursday. there has been mounting pressure on the corporation to act. today, culture secretary lucy frazer held urgent talks with the bbc director general, tim davie, and said she was assured the corporation was investigating swiftly and sensitively. the allegations first emerged in the sun yesterday. the paper isn t naming the presenter for legal reasons. it s claimed the bbc star paid
through how bad this is for the bbc as an organisation? as an organisation? it is awful, that is probably as an organisation? it is awful, that is probably the as an organisation? it is awful, that is probably the word - as an organisation? it is awful, that is probably the word to . that is probably the word to describe it. the bbc stance not of looking evasive, slow to act, for example, why wasn t this presenter taken off air immediately? why has this gone on for months? if these allegations are proved to be true, the bbc is known for trust and transparency, people will be very, very angry with his accusations, and also an abuse of power, an older male presenter paying the younger person thousands and thousands of pounds for explicit sexual images which funded a crack cocaine addiction. which funded a crack cocaine addiction- which funded a crack cocaine addiction. ~ . ., ., addiction. what reaction have we been saying addiction. what reaction have we been saying to addicti
what is the latest? we have learnt two thin . s what is the latest? we have learnt two things today. what is the latest? we have learnt two things today. firstly, - what is the latest? we have learnt two things today. firstly, police i two things today. firstly, police have been contacted. the bbc contacted the police about this case. the police say a formal allegation has yet to be made. we have also learned that this unnamed male bbc presenter has now been suspended. the director general of the bbc is obviously under a lot of pressure over this. he released a statement today saying that the bbc was contacted about this presenter in may and the bbc s investigation team are looking into these allegations. however, he added that different allegations were revealed to the bbc on thursday. tim davie also said that the bbc is in contact with this young person s family, the family that made this initial complaint. family that made this initial complaint- family that made this initial com
yet. you have a situation where other bbc presenters, entirely innocent, have had to come out and say it isn t me. you had gary lineker, nikki campbell, jeremy vine, all saying on social media this has nothing to do with me. you have also had politicians from across the political spectrum in the uk saying the bbc needs to sort this out swiftly and labour have said the bbc needs to get its house in order. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has answered some of the questions about this case. effectively, if you go on social media this weekend, there have been two burning questions. firstly, has there been a crime that s been committed? and secondly, why hasn t this individual been named? so let s go through these in turn has any crime being committed? well, look, if these allegations turn out to be true, it s a fairly straightforward issue in terms of the criminaljustice system and what it says about the alleged incident.
the bbc says it became aware of a complaint in may. the statement adds that the bbc investigations team has been looking into this since it was raised and has been actively following up . according to the bbc statement, new allegations of a different nature were put to the corporation on thursday. the bbc says it is in touch with external authorities and the metropolitan police has confirmed it has been contacted. the bbc s director general says the bbc is in touch with the family referenced in media reports. helena wilkinson has more. the bbc has this afternoon confirmed one of its presenters accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos has been suspended. it is understood the bbc has also been in touch with the police. these developments follow further serious allegations today about an unnamed