BBC accused of mendacity about intercourse photograph claims by alleged sufferer’s livid stepdad
The household of a teen that was allegedly paid for sexual footage by a BBC presenter has claimed they alerted the nationwide broadcaster to the scenario seven weeks in the past.
Emails seen by The Sun are mentioned to point out that the alleged sufferer’s stepfather contacted the BBC on May 19 concerning important funds made by the now suspended star.
The household insist that the company was made conscious of the scenario after the presenter tried to satisfy the younger individual, who is claimed to have a “spiralling” habit to crack cocaine, at a practice station.
The stepdad instructed the publication: “We put the allegations to them for an hour.”
However, it was claimed that the presenter remained on the air and was not spoken to by BBC bosses till The Sun revealed its allegations.
The alleged sufferer’s stepdad was reported to have solely needed the presenter to stop sending cash as a result of teen’s worsening drug issues.
He instructed the news outlet: “Without the money, my partner’s child would have no drugs.”
The stepfather accused the BBC of not telling the reality when it mentioned “new allegations” had emerged resulting in suspension of the presenter on Sunday.
He claimed that he had been knowledgeable that the brand new claims had been that the teen was 17 when the alleged contact with the presenter started.
However he claims he instructed the broadcaster that the alleged sufferer was 20 now and that the contact had been happening over a 3 12 months interval.
He mentioned:”They’re not telling the truth. I told them the youngster was 20 and it had been going on for three years.”
He added: “I told the BBC I had gone to the police in desperation but they couldn’t do anything as they said it wasn’t illegal. They knew all of this.”
He additionally alleged that the stream of money didn’t cease, including: “I don’t even think they spoke to him.”
The BBC mentioned it had been investigating a grievance since May and new claims of a “different nature” had been dropped at it on Thursday.
A BBC spokesperson mentioned beforehand: “We treat any allegations very seriously and we have processes in place to proactively deal with them.
“As a part of that, if we obtain info that requires additional investigation or examination we’ll take steps to do that.
“That includes actively attempting to speak to those who have contacted us in order to seek further detail and understanding of the situation.
“If we get no reply to our makes an attempt or obtain no additional contact that may restrict our potential to progress issues but it surely doesn’t imply our enquiries cease.
“If, at any point, new information comes to light or is provided – including via newspapers – this will be acted upon appropriately, in line with internal processes.”
The BBC additionally mentioned it tried to name the household in June, however no person answered the telephone.
A lawyer for the alleged sufferer says that nothing illegal or inappropriate occurred.