 He urged that things should be done 'quickly' for the victim involved (Picture: Getty Images) 'And it may be that in the fullness of time there will need to be an investigation about how this allegation was handled. That is quite possible. 'But right now I think it is important, in the interest of that victim, of that complainant, that this is dealt with as quickly and fairly and robustly as possible.' The minister claimed suggestions the BBC allowed a presenter to stay on air despite allegations made that they paid a teenager for sexually explicit images were 'astonishing'. The Justice Secretary continued telling the outlet: 'If that is right, then it is astonishing and you would have expected robust action to have been taken much more quickly. 'I don't know precisely what was said, and that is why there needs){kind=link}
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Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said that future investigations might be needed to look into how the BBC handled recent allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.
The Cabinet minister reflected on his own role as a parent and warned that the allegations were ‘serious and concerning’.
He further outlined that he imagined a prompt and strong response would follow such claims and urged for the incident to be dealt with ‘quickly and fairly’.