Of paying a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos beginning when they were 17. bbc news impartiality covers stories about the wider corporation and like other news organisations is seeking further clarification from the corporation on the story. helena wilkinson reports. today s front pages contain new serious allegations against a top bbc presenter. the star is accused of allegedly paying a teenager thousands of pounds in exchange for explicit photos. in new claims today, the individual s mother told the sun on sunday the presenter was pictured in his underwear, ready for her child to perform for him. the allegations first emerged in the sun yesterday. the paper isn t naming the presenter for legal reasons. it s claimed the man paid around £35,000 to a 17 year old over a three year period for explicit photos. the young person s mother told
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In how it has handled this crisis. those events that you are detailing there, they followed more allegations in the papers today? that s right, today s the sun newspaper carries this allegation that the presenter in question was photographed in his underwear sitting on a sofa at home waiting for a video performance, and the word of the sun. the most serious allegations repaired in the day before on saturday which alleged that there is bbc presenter paid for explicit images of this person over a three year period but starting when they were 17. that age is critical because anything under the age of 18 falls under the protection of children act, it is a criminal offence to make, distribute, show or possess indecent images of a child and you are a child until you are 18 in law. who knew about this
The government is told the claims will be investigated swiftly and sensitively. joe biden will arrive in the uk later, flying into a disagreement over sending cluster bombs to ukraine. and a hero s welcome five ukrainian army commanders return from turkey after being released in a prisoner swap. hello, i m vishala sri pathma. the culture secretary lucy frazer says she is assured that the bbc is investigating allegations against one of its presenters swiftly and sensitively after urgent talks with the corporation s director general. the sun newspaper reports the unnamed male presenter was pictured in his underwear, on a video call to the young person. it comes after earlier allegations that the presenter was accused