Jeremy Vine addressed the controversy on his radio show (Picture: Getty Images)
Jeremy Vine hinted there may be more updates to come throughout the rest of the day during his lunchtime broadcast as the BBC presenter controversy continues.
The 58-year-old broadcaster opened his slot on Monday with a reference to the allegations that a BBC star had paid tens of thousands of pounds for explicit images from a 17-year-old.
Commenting on the unfolding incident, he confirmed that he would not be releasing any names as of yet but that things could change as the programme carried on.
Listeners of the show heard the star say: ‘It goes without saying that for legal reasons we won’t name the person.
‘During the day it may change, you may find that there are developments but let’s see’.
Jeremy’s speculations came ahead of the BBC’s meeting with the Met police during which they announced they would be carrying out further inquiries to establish whether any crime has been committed.
The star said that there may be ‘developments’ during the day (Picture: Getty Images)
The name of the presenter hasn’t been revealed (Pictures: epa / Getty)
Representatives for the broadcaster met with detectives on Monday morning who said they are assessing the information discussed at the meeting but have not yet launched an investigation.
A male member of BBC staff has been suspended following claims that he paid a young person around £35,000 over three years, from the age of 17, for explicit images.
The Sun reported on Monday that the presenter had made ‘panicked’ calls to the person last week after the allegations became known.
The radio host said they wouldn’t be naming names (Picture: Getty Images)
He called on people to wait and see for more news (Picture: Getty Images)
Back in May, the family of the person – now 20 but who was 17 when the presenter allegedly started payments in 2020 – complained to the BBC and became frustrated when the presenter stayed on air.
They reportedly asked the broadcaster to stop the man ‘sending the cash’.
Almost three months later in July, the BBC said they became aware of new allegations against the male presenter.
A statement said: ‘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.’
A BBC spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: ‘The BBC takes any allegations seriously and we have robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations.
‘This is a complex and fast moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts in order to properly inform appropriate next steps.
‘It is important that these matters are handled fairly and with care.
‘We have been clear that if – at any point – new information comes to light or is provided to us, this will be acted upon appropriately and actively followed up.
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‘The BBC first became aware of a complaint in May. New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own enquiries we have also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols.
‘We can also confirm a male member of staff has been suspended.
‘We expect to be in a position to provide a further update in the coming days as the process continues. The BBC Board will continue to be kept up to date.’
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‘Let’s see’.
