The British Broadcasting Company has suspended a presenter who allegedly paid £35,000 (about $45,000) to a young person for sexually express pictures.
The household of thee teen advised The Solar, a British newspaper, that the presenter had been paying the younger lady for pictures since she was 17, fueling her dependancy to medication.
The BBC stated it has been in contact with police to determine the info within the case. The presenter has not been named.
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The Solar reviews that the presenter contacted the girl, who’s now 20, after its first report was revealed, asking her to inform her household to “cease the investigation.”
The newspaper stated the household first reported the allegations to the BBC in Could, however the presenter remained on air throughout an organization investigation. They spoke to The Solar, fearing the investigation was going nowhere.
The BBC was reportedly requested by police to pause its inside investigation whereas authorities conduct a prison investigation.
The broadcaster has confronted criticism inside the nation for not being forthcoming about its personal investigation.
In response to the backlash, the BBC stated, “There’ll, after all, be classes to be discovered following this train.”
In keeping with The Solar, the younger lady has retained a lawyer and claimed that nothing illegal or inappropriate has occurred.
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