at the chain of events. the family first complained to the bbc about the presenter s behaviour on 19th may, according to the sun. the paper says no one from the corporation rang them for a proper interview after that initial complaint. the bbc s director general, tim davie, said allegations of a different nature had been put to the corporation on thursday, 6thjuly. on friday, the sun published claims that the bbc presenter had paid the teenager £35,000 or $45,000 for sexually explicit photos. on sunday, the bbc confirmed that a presenter had been suspended and that the corporation was in touch with police. a reminder that bbc news impartially reports on the wider corporation. let s cross live now to our culture correspondent lizo mzimba, who is just outside the bbc headquarters in central london. if you could talk us through what we know so far.
approached the bbc, what do we know about the time line of events? the family complained to the corporation on 19th may. nearly two months on, last thursday, the bbc says it received new allegations. the next day, the sun published claims that a bbc presenter paid a teenager for explicit image, on sunday, the bbc suspended the presenter. today came the meeting with the police. fine suspended the presenter. today came the meeting with the police. the meeting with the police. one of the meeting with the police. one of the questions the meeting with the police. one of the questions that the meeting with the police. one of the questions that will the meeting with the police. one of the questions that will come - the meeting with the police. one of the questions that will come out. the meeting with the police. one of the questions that will come out in | the questions that will come out in the questions that will come out in the inquiry is who did the complaint come into and did the
all the events so far. on friday, 19th may, according to the sun newspaper, the young person s family complained to the bbc about one of its presenters. on thursday, 6thjuly, allegations of a different nature were put to the bbc, according to director general tim davie. the next day, the sun publishes claims that a bbc presenter paid a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. on saturday, 8thjuly, the sun on sunday publishes more details of the presenter s alleged actions. and today, the bbc confirms a presenter has been suspended and the corporation is in touch with police, with the met confirming an initial contact has been received. our legal correspondent dominic casciani has answered some of the questions about this case. effectively, if you go on social media this weekend, there have been two burning questions. firstly, has there been a crime