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Everything we know about BBC presenter allegations controversy – Latest timeline-Lucy Norris-Entertainment – Metro
They were first made aware of the allegations in May.
A BBC presenter is facing allegations he bought sexual pictures from a teenager (Picture: REUTERS)
The BBC has suspended a male member of staff following allegations an unnamed presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.
It has been claimed that the unidentified individual offered a teenager more than £35,000 for the explicit photographs, beginning when the youth was 17 years old.
Follow the latest news on the BBC presenter allegations over on Metro.co.uk’s live blog.
Ahead of the corporation’s meeting with the Met police over the incident, here is everything we know so far…
Friday, May 19
The family of the person – who was 17 when the presenter allegedly started payments back 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’.
Thursday, July 6
The corporation are reportedly meeting with Met police(Picture: PA)
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.’
Friday, July 7
The Sun publishes an exclusive which reveals a BBC presenter is facing allegations he paid a total of £35,000 for sexual content.
The BBC responded to the article with a statement saying: ‘We treat any allegations very seriously and we have processes in place to proactively deal with them.’
They were made aware of the claims months ago (Picture: AP)
Saturday, July 8
BBC presenters choose to publicly clear their names, including Gary Lineker, Jeremy Vine, Rylan Clark and Nicky Campbell.
Sunday, July 9
The BBC says in a statement that they have suspended a male presenter from all duties and have contacted Metropolitan Police over the allegations.
In a statement on Sunday evening, the Metropolitan Police said: ‘The Met has received initial contact from the BBC in relation to this matter, but no formal referral or allegation has been made.’
The Sun reported the presenter allegedly made two calls to the young person and asked them to call their mother to ‘stop the investigation’ after the Sun exclusive was published.
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Monday, July 10
Representatives from the BBC will meet with the Metropolitan Police.
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