Family ‘upset’ with BBC response to presenter photo claims
The family of a teenager involved in a sex photo scandal with a top BBC presenter is said to be upset by the BBC’s latest response.
A teenager was reportedly paid £35,000 by an unnamed BBC presenter for sexually explicit photos.
The BBC said it first became aware of a complaint in May and then of “new allegations” on Thursday.
But, according to The Sun, the family alleged: “No one from the BBC rang them for a proper interview after the initial complaint.”
The BBC presenter has now been suspended and the Met Police are involved.
The corporation said it was working to establish the facts and will be meeting with the Met Police later on Monday to discuss.
The story broke by the Sun on Friday reported the claims the “top” presenter began paying the young person over a three-year period, starting when they were 17.
In a new story published by the Sun on Sunday evening, the paper said the family were upset with the wording of the BBC’s Sunday statement.
It also claimed the BBC presenter made what it calls two “panicked calls” to the young person – who is now 20 – after the Sun’s report came out.
The presenter allegedly asked the young person “What have you done?” and asked them to ring their mother to get her to “stop the investigation”, the paper said.