The BBC has reported that a second young person felt threatened by messages they received from the presenter facing allegations he paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos.
The person, who according to the BBC is in their early 20s, allegedly met the presenter on a dating app before their conversations moved to other platforms. The star then revealed his identity and asked the young person not to tell anyone.
As reported by the Mirror, the young person later posted online alluding to having had contact with a BBC presenter - and hinting they might name him. The presenter then sent a number of “threatening messages” which the BBC says it has seen.
The broadcaster has also confirmed that the messages came from a phone number belonging to the presenter. The BBC said the young person felt “threatened” by the messages and “remain scared”.
BBC News said it had contacted the presenter via his lawyer, however they said they had received no response to the allegations. It's understood the young person has no connection to the person at the centre of allegations published by The Sun.
A top male presenter was suspended following allegations he spent £35,000 purchasing explicit images from a young person. The Sun quoted a mother who claimed her child used the money paid for explicit photos to fund a crack cocaine habit.
A lawyer representing the young person has since, however, denied the allegations and branded the accusations as "rubbish".
The young person’s lawyer said: “For the avoidance of doubt, nothing inappropriate or unlawful has taken place between our client and the BBC personality and the allegations reported in the Sun newspaper are rubbish.”
The BBC has now confirmed the Metropolitan police have asked the broadcaster to pause its investigation into a suspended male presenter while officers look into whether a criminal investigation is justified.
Tim Davie, BBC director general told journalists at the launch of the BBC's annual report that the police had taken control of the inquiry but they are at the "scoping" stage of their inquiries and may decided against pursuing a criminal case.
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