BBC presenter faces new allegations over explicit photos

An unnamed BBC presenter is facing caller allegations by the Sun paper aft it claimed helium paid a teen for sexually explicit photos.

The prima was pictured successful his underwear "ready for my kid to execute for him", their parent told the paper.

It is unclear however aged the young idiosyncratic was astatine the time, but the insubstantial has claimed they were 17 erstwhile payments from the presenter started.

The BBC has said it takes immoderate allegations precise seriously.

The young person's parent told the insubstantial her child, present aged 20, had utilized the wealth from the presenter to money a ace cocaine habit.

She said if the alleged payments continued her kid would "wind up dead".

The Sun said the young person's household complained to the BBC connected 19 May.

The household is reported to person go frustrated that the prima remained connected aerial and approached the newspaper, but said they wanted nary outgo for the story.

A BBC spokesperson has already said: "We dainty immoderate allegations precise earnestly and we person processes successful spot to proactively woody with them.

"As portion of that, if we person accusation that requires further probe oregon introspection we volition instrumentality steps to bash this. That includes actively attempting to talk to those who person contacted america successful bid to question further item and knowing of the situation.

"If we get nary reply to our attempts oregon person nary further interaction that tin bounds our quality to advancement things but it does not mean our enquiries stop.

"If, astatine immoderate point, caller accusation comes to airy oregon is provided - including via newspapers - this volition beryllium acted upon appropriately, successful enactment with interior processes."

But superior questions stay for the BBC astir what investigations went connected since the household says it alerted the corporation.

The presenter is not owed to beryllium connected aerial successful the adjacent future, but BBC News has not been told whether oregon not determination has been a ceremonial suspension.

But the BBC volition request to reply if this should person happened sooner, if the probe should person been much thorough, and if it is just to its different presenters unconnected to this who are uncovering themselves facing mendacious rumours.

Following the archetypal Sun report, BBC presenters took to societal media to contradict they were the prima successful question, including Rylan Clark, Jeremy Vine, Nicky Campbell and Gary Lineker.

This is simply a disconcerting clip for them erstwhile they person nary engagement successful the allegations.

The Sun says determination volition beryllium a probe by the caput of firm investigations squad who has spoken to the household but the BBC has not confirmed this.