BBC ‘is getting calls from MORE members of public about behaviour of presenter at centre of sex pics scandal’
THE BBC is getting calls from more members of the public about the behaviour of the presenter at the centre of the sex pics scandal, sources have claimed.
Cops have been contacted by the BBC after it suspended a star accused of paying a teen £35,000 for sexual pictures.
The presenter has not been named, but is a familiar face known to millions.
Now a Beeb source has told The Sun: “The BBC has started to receive calls from the public about the behaviour of the person at the centre of the investigation.”
The presenter apparently made two panicked calls to the teen after we revealed claims he gave the youngster more than £35,000 since they were 17 in return for sordid images.
He allegedly rang last week asking: “What have you done?”
The family of the teen, now 20, were upset with the wording of the BBC’s statement on the star’s suspension.
The family say no one from the corporation rang them for a proper interview after the initial complaint.
On Saturday night the family handed a dossier of evidence to the broadcaster’s lead investigator, ex-cop Jeff Brown.
The claims include one that the presenter has given the youngster over £35,000 since they were 17.
In an interview with The Sun on Sunday, the mother said the family complained in May but became frustrated that the star was still on air a month later.
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Earlier the mum told how the teenager used the man’s alleged funds to feed a drug addiction.
She said they had gone from a “happy-go-lucky youngster to a ghost-like crack addict” in just three years.
Several BBC stars including Jeremy Vine, Nicky Campbell, Gary Lineker and Rylan Clark have publicly said it is not them.
Earlier Culture Secretary Ms Frazer said Mr Davie had reassured her the broadcaster was “investigating swiftly and sensitively”.
She said: “Given the nature of the allegations it is important that the BBC is now given the space to conduct its investigation, establish the facts and take appropriate action. I will be kept updated.”
It is understood that no timeline has been put on the probe.
Caroline Dinenage, the Tory chairwoman of the Culture Select Committee, has also spoken with Mr Davie.
Politicians let rip at the lack of answers from the BBC after it failed to publicly address key questions surrounding the probe.
Former Culture Minister Damian Collins said: “I think the concern will be that this was raised by the family in May this year, but what happened when the complaint was initially raised?
“Why didn’t they do something sooner, I think is a fair challenge to the BBC.”