 The unnamed BBC presenter at the centre of bombshell allegations is said to have called the teenager reportedly paid for explicit images in an effort to stop an investigation from taking place. It's been claimed that the unidentified individual paid a teenager more than £35,000 for the imagery, from when the youngster was 17 years old. The now-20-year-old's mother said that the money funded their child's drug addiction, while she revealed that she allegedly saw a picture of the well-known BBC star in their underwear. In a fresh report, it's been claimed that the presenter made 'panicked' calls to the teenager, allegedly saying in one call last week: 'What have you done?' It's also been claimed in The Sun that he also asked the youngster to ring their mum to get her to 'stop the investigation'. The publication also alleged that sources at the BBC said: 'The BBC has started to receive calls from the public about the behaviour of the person at the centre of the investigation.' The BBC confirmed that a male member of staff has been suspended (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire) A BBC spokesperson confirmed in a statement that the broadcaster 'first became aware of a complaint in May'. However, new allegations were brought to the company on Thursday 'of a different nature'. 'In addition to our own inquiries we have also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols,' they said. The spokesperson continued: 'We can also confirm a male member of staff has been suspended. We expect to be in a position to provide a further update in the coming days as the process continues,' adding that the BBC board 'will continue to be kept up to date'. BBC director-general Tim Davie said that he 'wholly condemned the unsubstantiated rumours being made on the internet about some of our presenting talent', while stressing that by law, 'in){kind=link}
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The unnamed BBC presenter at the centre of bombshell allegations is said to have called the teenager reportedly paid for explicit images in an effort to stop an investigation from taking place.
It’s been claimed that the unidentified individual paid a teenager more than £35,000 for the imagery, from when the youngster was 17 years old.
The now-20-year-old’s mother said that the money funded their child’s drug addiction, while she revealed that she allegedly saw a picture of the well-known BBC star in their underwear.
In a fresh report, it’s been claimed that the presenter made ‘panicked’ calls to the teenager, allegedly saying in one call last week: ‘What have you done?’