![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/bbc-presenter-allegations-urgent-talks-to-take-place/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/130331447_bbc.jpg&description=Image source, PA Media Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will hold urgent talks with the BBC's director general on Sunday, after a presenter was accused of paying a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos. In a statement, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport called the allegations "deeply concerning". The claims, first reported by the Sun , include that the young person's family complained to the BBC back in May. The BBC must investigate urgently and sensitively, the DCMS said. "As a public service broadcaster in receipt of public funding, senior officials have stressed to the BBC that the allegations must be investigated urgently and sensitively, with [DCMS] kept informed," the statement read. Ms Frazer will speak to Tim Davie, head of the BBC, later on Sunday, it added. In the Sun on Sunday, the mother of the young person - who the Sun claims was 17 when payments from the presenter began - said her child had used the money to fund a crack cocaine habit. She said if the alleged payments continued, her child - now aged 20 - would "wind up dead". She also claimed that an image of the presenter in his underwear, which the Sun reported on Saturday , had been taken as part of a video call with her child. Having reportedly made the BBC aware of their concerns on 19 May, the family said they became frustrated when the presenter remained on air and they then decided to approach the Sun. They made clear they wanted no payment for the story, the paper reported. The Sun says it is not naming the presenter for legal reasons. BBC News has not named the presenter either, but says he is not due to be on air in the near future. It is not known if there has been a formal suspension. Following the first Sun report, some BBC presenters took to social media to deny they were the star in question, including Rylan Clark, Jeremy Vine, Nicky Campbell and Gary Lineker. Mr Campbell, of Radio 5 Live, tweeted that he had reported an anonymous Twitter account to the police over a post){kind=link}
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer will hold urgent talks with the BBC’s director general on Sunday, after a presenter was accused of paying a teenager £35,000 for sexually explicit photos.
In a statement, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport called the allegations “deeply concerning”.
The claims, first reported by the Sun, include that the young person’s family complained to the BBC back in May.
The BBC must investigate urgently and sensitively, the DCMS said.
“As a public service broadcaster in receipt of public funding, senior officials have stressed to the BBC that the allegations must be investigated urgently and sensitively, with [DCMS] kept informed,” the statement read.