BBC suspends staff member after explicit photo claims about unnamed presenter

The corporation said it was made aware of a complaint in May but that new allegations of a ‘different nature’ were brought to them on Thursday.
BBC suspends staff member after explicit photo claims about unnamed presenter

By Naomi Clarke, Sam Blewett and David Lynch, PA Reporters

A male member of staff has been suspended following allegations an unnamed BBC presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images, the broadcaster said.

The corporation said it was made aware of a complaint in May but that new allegations of a “different nature” were brought to it on Thursday.

The BBC said it takes any allegations “seriously”, confirming it has been in touch with external authorities alongside conducting its own inquiries.

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