THE GUARDIAN: Unnamed star, who allegedly gave young person £35,000 which they spent on drug habit, has also been reported to police
The BBC has suspended a prominent male presenter and reported them to the police over allegations that he paid a teenager for sexually explicit images.
The BBC confirmed on Sunday that it was investigating allegations that the presenter had given £35,000 over three years to a young person who used the money to fund their crack cocaine habit.
The young person, who was allegedly only 17 years old when they began talking to the presenter, is said to have sent the BBC employee explicit images and performed on video calls. » | Jim Waterson and Ben Quinn | Sunday, 9 July 2023
BBC Suspends Male Staff Member After Report of Payments for Sexual Images: A report in The Sun newspaper said that an unnamed male presenter at the BBC had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for “sexually explicit photographs.” »
