BBC sex photo claims are ‘rubbish’, young person’s lawyer tells broadcaster
- The BBC has been hit allegations that one of its top presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds for sexual images
- But doubt has been cast over the claims after a letter from the young person’s lawyer denying the allegations
British media has been gripped in recent days by a report in the Sun newspaper that cited the young person’s mother as saying the presenter paid the now 20-year-old £35,000 (US$44,828) for photos over three years beginning when they were 17.
The presenter, who has not been named by the BBC or the Sun newspaper, was suspended on Sunday following the claims.
The BBC reported on Monday, however, that a lawyer for the young person had written to the broadcaster stating that the allegation was “rubbish”.
The lawyer said the young person sent a denial to the Sun newspaper on Friday evening, when it first published the allegation, saying there was “no truth” to it, the BBC said.
A spokesperson for Rupert Murdoch’s Sun tabloid said in response to the BBC report: “We have reported a story about two very concerned parents who made a complaint to the BBC about the behaviour of a presenter and the welfare of their child.
