Timeline of allegations about BBC presenter
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he BBC has suspended a male member of workers following allegations an unnamed presenter paid a young person tens of hundreds of kilos for sexually specific photos.
Here is a timeline of the occasions surrounding the emergence and fallout from the allegations.
– Friday, May 19
The household of the individual, who was 17 when the presenter allegedly began funds again in 2020, complained to the BBC and have become annoyed when the presenter stayed on air.
They reportedly requested the broadcaster to cease the person “sending the cash”.
– Thursday, July 6
New allegations have been put to us on Thursday of a special nature
The BBC mentioned they grew to become conscious of latest allegations in opposition to the male presenter.
An announcement mentioned: “New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own inquiries we have also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols.”
– Friday, July 7
The Sun publishes an unique which reveals a BBC presenter is dealing with allegations he paid a complete of £35,000 for sexual content material.
The BBC responded to the article with a press release saying: “We treat any allegations very seriously and we have processes in place to proactively deal with them.”
– Saturday, July 8
BBC presenters select to publicly clear their names, together with Gary Lineker, Jeremy Vine, Rylan Clark and Nicky Campbell.
– Sunday, July 9
The BBC says in a press release that they’ve suspended a male presenter from all duties and have contacted Metropolitan Police over the allegations.
In a press release on Sunday night, the Metropolitan Police mentioned: “The Met has received initial contact from the BBC in relation to this matter, but no formal referral or allegation has been made.”
The Sun reported the presenter allegedly made two calls to the younger individual and requested them to name their mom to “stop the investigation” after the Sun unique was revealed.
– Monday, July 10
Representatives from the BBC will meet with the Metropolitan Police.