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of thousands of pounds to a teenager in return for sexually explicit photographs. the corporation, which was told by the young person s family about the allegations back in may, says new information came to light on thursday, and it s now investigating all the claims. the bbc is now in touch with the family. the sun newspaper has printed claims the presenter contacted the family in recent days. our media editor katie razzall reports. for the best part of 48 hours, the bbc has been splashed across many of the front pages. today was an attempt to prove it hadn t been slow to act in the face of a serious complaint, an effort to take control of the narrative. this afternoon, the bbc announced it has suspended the still unnamed presenter at the heart of the allegations and also contacted the police. the bbc first became aware of a complaint in may, it said in a statement. new allegations were put to us on thursday of a different nature. and in addition to our own inquiries, ....
Allegation has been made. it will, it says, require additional information before determining what further action should follow. the bbc has said it expects to be able to provide a further update on this story in the coming days. but as a publicly funded corporation, it depends on trust. trust that is earned. the bbc has faced a series of crises in recent months. for some, its reputation is already tarnished. we can only fullyjudge how damaging this latest crisis will be when the full facts of the story are known. that report by our media editor. 0ur news correspondent charlotte gallagher has more. a few key developments today. firstly, the unnamed male presenter has now been suspended by the bbc. secondly, the police have been contacted by the bbc though the police say that no formal allegation has been made yet. also we have ....