BBC presenter accused of ‘sending abusive messages’ to second person on dating app who threatened to name him
the person had “hinted online” that they were in contact with a BBC star and might name them in future. They told the broadcaster that they then received “abusive, expletive-filled messages” from the presenter.
Lawyers for the unnamed presenter are yet to respond to the latest allegations, which come after he was suspended from BBC duties as the Metropolitan Police assess allegations made by the family of a young person, now 20.on Friday, with the newspaper citing “concerns” from the young person’s mother, who claims her child had been in contact with the presenter from the age of 17. She claimed that the presenter had paid them for explicit photos.
The unnamed lawyer, who the BBC said worked for a multinational practice, added: “For the avoidance of doubt nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place between our client and the BBC personality.”
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