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Jon Sopel claims the unnamed BBC presenter accused of paying thousands for explicit photographs of a teenager is “extremely angry” over the allegations.
Speaking to The News Agents podcast he said the Sun – who first published the claims – has to “show us or shut up”.
Sopel continued: “A number of people have been in touch with the presenter to say they feel righteous fury over the way The Sun has covered this and it is fair to say that the presenter at the heart of this is also extremely angry over a lot of The Sun coverage and is convinced they’re trying to dig and find new dirt to harm this particular person’s reputation.”
Last weekend, the Sun newspaper published allegations that a household name broadcaster had paid thousands of pounds for explicit images of a youth over a three-year period, according to their parents.