Scotland Yard Is Now Looking Into Teen Sex Pic Allegations Against BBC Star

The BBC said Tuesday that Scotland Yard had asked it to stop an internal investigation into allegations that one of the broadcaster’s famous hosts paid a teenager for sexual images in order to allow “the police to scope future work.”

The organization’s embattled Director General Tim Davie finally publicly addressed the most talked-about scandal in Britain. Last week, The Sun newspaper published allegations from a woman alleging one of the BBC’s male stars had paid their child tens of thousands in exchange for graphic photos which, if true, may constitute a crime. Since the claims were first made, the situation has only become more serious—and strange.

In a statement Tuesday, the BBC said its corporate investigations team had a meeting with London’s Metropolitan Police a day earlier. “As a result of this meeting, the BBC has been asked to pause its investigations into the allegations while the Police scope future work.”

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