MOSCOW, July 10 The BBC has suspended from the work of one of its famous presenters, after it became known about his many years of intimate correspondence with a minor.
Earlier, the Sun newspaper reported that its editorial office was approached by the mother of a teenager who received money from a «familiar to millions» BBC presenter -si for sending candid photos. According to the woman, her child soon became addicted to drugs. Communication, according to the publication, began in 2020, when the teenager was 17 years old. The tabloid also noted that the suspected host stopped appearing on the air after the allegations were made public.
«The BBC says it contacted police after one of its hosts paid the teenager £35,000 (about 44.9 thousand dollars) for sexually explicit photos… The host, whose name is not named, has been suspended from work,» the channel said.
According to the company, for the first time about the correspondence the news came back in May.
In an email to staff, BBC CEO Tim Davey said he was taking all the allegations «extremely seriously.» He also called the situation «difficult».
BBC promises to provide more information about the process in the coming days.