New allegations: Pressure on accused BBC presenter continues to mount

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The newspaper “Sun” reported on two more allegations on Wednesday. The man is said to have sent heart emojis via Instagram to another, then 17-year-old person. In addition, at the beginning of 2021 he visited a young person’s home whom he met through a dating app, with which he broke through the corona lockdown.

The BBC initially did not respond to the new reports. Earlier, the BBC itself reported that the staff member had sent abusive and threatening messages to a young man in his early twenties.

“These new allegations will mean even more hatred for his totally innocent colleagues,” tweeted BBC radio presenter Jeremy Vine. ‘And the BBC, which he must love, is dead. But it’s his decision – and his decision alone.” Vine was one of several prominent BBC presenters who publicly denied being the accused after the allegations came out.

The identity of the suspected man is not known. He has been suspended since Sunday. The parents of a young person, who was 17 when the crimes began, accuse the presenter of paying their child a total of £35,000 for sexually explicit photos over three years. The alleged victim rejected this statement, but the parents maintain the allegations.

Former BBC correspondent John Sopel told The News Agents podcast that the suspect was extremely angry. The man is convinced that the tabloid “Sun” is now trying to “find new dirt in his environment to damage the reputation of this particular person.” Sopel demanded that the “Sun” must now prove the allegations “or shut up”.

(SDA)

Source: Blick