Family 'upset' with BBC response to presenter photo claims

The household of a teen allegedly paid £35,000 by a BBC prima for sexually explicit photos is said by the Sun to beryllium upset by the corporation's response.

The unnamed presenter has been suspended, and the BBC said it was moving arsenic rapidly arsenic imaginable to found the facts.

It said it archetypal learned of a ailment successful May, but past week was told of caller allegations "of a antithetic nature".

The BBC is gathering the Metropolitan Police aboriginal to sermon the matter.

Claims the presenter began paying the young idiosyncratic implicit a three-year period, starting erstwhile they were 17, were first reported successful the Sun connected Friday.

The parent of the young idiosyncratic told the insubstantial her kid had utilized the wealth to money a ace cocaine habit.

Having reportedly made the BBC alert of their concerns connected 19 May, the household said they became frustrated erstwhile the presenter remained connected aerial and they past decided to attack the Sun, the insubstantial said.

Concerns person been raised astir the BBC's complaints process - primarily, what steps were taken to question the unnamed presenter and to analyse further.

In a connection connected Sunday announcing a unit subordinate had been suspended, the BBC said it was moving arsenic accelerated arsenic imaginable "to found the facts successful bid to decently pass due adjacent steps".

"The BBC archetypal became alert of a ailment successful May," it said. "New allegations were enactment to america connected Thursday of a antithetic quality and successful summation to our ain enquiries we person besides been successful interaction with outer authorities, successful enactment with our protocols."

It added that the corp expected to beryllium successful a presumption to supply a further update connected the process successful the coming days.

They said "no 1 from the corp rang them for a due interrogation aft the archetypal complaint", the insubstantial reported.

The Sun besides claimed the BBC presenter made what it calls 2 "panicked calls" to the young idiosyncratic - who is present 20 - aft the Sun's study came out.

The presenter allegedly asked the young idiosyncratic "what person you done?" and asked them to ringing their parent to get her to "stop the investigation", the insubstantial said.

BBC News has not been capable to independently verify these claims.

BBC's civilization exertion Katie Razzall said the corporation's archetypal connection appears to suggest its archetypal probe whitethorn person been hampered by a deficiency of effect from the family.

In the statement, released connected Friday, the BBC said it did "actively" effort to talk to "those who person contacted" them "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," added the BBC.

On Saturday, the parent of the young idiosyncratic warned that if the alleged payments continued, her kid would "wind up dead", the Sun reported.

The insubstantial said she besides claimed that an representation of the presenter successful his underwear had been taken arsenic portion of a video telephone with her child.

In a connection connected Sunday evening, the Met Police said the unit had been contacted by the BBC, but "no ceremonial referral oregon allegation has been made".

More accusation is needed earlier the constabulary tin find what "further enactment should follow", said a spokesperson for the Met.

In an email to BBC unit connected Sunday, manager wide Tim Davie said specified allegations were taken "incredibly seriously" and the corp was moving rapidly connected ascertaining the facts and "to guarantee that these matters are handled reasonably and with care".

He besides condemned "unsubstantiated rumours" being made online astir immoderate presenters moving astatine the BBC.

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

The civilization caput Lucy Frazer besides held urgent talks with Mr Davie connected Sunday.

Speaking connected Twitter, she said it was important to present springiness the BBC "space to behaviour its investigation, found the facts and instrumentality due action".

With stories similar this one, BBC News journalists dainty the BBC successful the aforesaid mode arsenic immoderate different organisation the quality work reports on.

And similar with immoderate different organisation, BBC News has to inquire BBC absorption oregon BBC services for responses and interaction the BBC property bureau for authoritative statements.

Occasionally BBC journalists attack elder managers for unplanned interviews - known arsenic "doorsteps" successful the quality business.

They besides sometimes besides get offered interviews with absorption - similar this one with Mr Davie implicit the Gary Lineker row.

And erstwhile this happens, they cognize they'll beryllium scrutinised wrong and extracurricular the BBC implicit however good they clasp their brag to account.