The BBC is under pressure over claims a well-known presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos
Senior British politicians are calling on the BBC to rapidly investigate claims that a leading presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos LONDON -- Senior British politicians on Sunday called on the BBC to rapidly investigate claims that a leading presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos . The government said Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer would hold urgent talks with the broadcaster's director-general over the “deeply concerning” allegations. The publicly funded national broadcaster is under pressure after The Sun newspaper reported allegations that the male presenter gave a youth 35,000 pounds ($45,000) starting in 2020 when the young person was 17. Neither the star nor the youth was identified. Amid speculation on social media about the identity of the presenter , several of the BBC’s best-known stars spoke up to say it wasn’t them. Though the age of sexual consent in Britain is 16, it’s a crime to make or possess indecent images of anyone under 18. The Sun said the...