A well-known BBC presenter allegedly bought sexual images from a teenager.
The name of the BBC presenter has not yet been made public. Illustration picture. PDO
British newspapers recently reported on a BBC presenter known to millions who has been pushed aside from his job due to terrible accusations. He is accused of paying the teenager more than £35,000 to “send sexual images”. Sending the pictures started when the teenager was 17, now he is 20 years old.
The child’s mother tells For The Sun that he had seen a screenshot of a video call where the star host had stripped to his underwear and was waiting to see the teenager.
– I recognized him immediately, said the mother.
– A half-naked BBC man was waiting on the sofa for my child’s performance, he continued.
The mother was shocked to the core by the picture, because she has previously been an admirer of the host in question.
– My child said that she has shown things to the man, the mother told The Sun.
During the abusive relationship, the teenager drifted into a bad crack cocaine addiction, which the celebrity reportedly financed. According to the family, the star never hid her identity and sent pictures of herself to teenagers even when she was at work. According to the mother, in three years the teenager changed from “a happy youth to a ghostly crack addict”.
A long investigation ahead
The name of the suspect has not been made public, but he is said to be a male figure known to millions who enjoys a six-figure salary.
The Daily Mail according to the BBC presenter, a long police investigation can await. As of Friday, he was taken off the screen, but he was not fired.
The Daily Mail says that according to British law, it is illegal to produce, distribute, own or display indecent images of people under the age of 18, even if the images were taken with the child’s consent. It is also a punishable act to ask someone under the age of 18 to send sexual pictures of themselves. Sexual abuse of a child can result in a sentence of up to 14 years. Producing or possessing sexual images taken of a child can result in a 10-year sentence.
What did the BBC do?
The BBC’s actions have caused astonishment: it suddenly seems as if they wanted to sweep the matter under the carpet. The teenager’s family contacted the BBC on May 19, asking the presenter to stop sending money to their child. However, nothing happened and the man continued to send money to the child while doing his public work. The man also celebrated at the awards gala with BBC bosses after complaints from the family.
Top lawyer Nazir Afzal wondered Times– magazine, why the BBC did not act earlier, even though the matter was brought to their attention many weeks ago.
– They should have involved the police in the matter as soon as it became clear that the complaint was true. There is no reason why the police could not be notified as early as possible, he commented.
– It has been made clear to the BBC what this person could have done, yet the process has continued with colleagues in the same way as before. This is really strange, commented an insider source For Mirror.
– The BBC has to answer serious questions. It’s important that TV companies make sure that stars don’t abuse their power, Dame Carol Dinenage The head of the culture, media and sports committee commented.