The unnamed BBC presenter accused of paying for sex pics from a child allegedly tried to meet the youngster at a train station, claims the child’s family.
And they’ve also accused the broadcaster of ignoring their testimony seven weeks ago.
Emails allegedly seen by The Sun claim that the stepfather of the youngster told the BBC on May 19 about bank statements detailing payments from the presenter.
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The family revealed that they only reached out to the publication as they wanted the host to stop sending their vulnerable addict child money – which they were allegedly using to feed their drug habit.
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The mother of the child accused the famous host of paying their child around £35,000 for sexual images – at a time when they were 17-years-old.
They go on to claim that they complained to the flagship channel for hours after the presenter attempted to meet the youngster at a train station.
Now, the stepdad has insisted he only wants them to get the star to stop sending cash, adding: “Without the money, my partner’s child would have no drugs.”
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He went on to reveal to the publication how he told BBC bosses that they had screenshots of contact between their child and the presenter, insisting: “We put the allegations to them for an hour.”
However, it is understood that the presenter remained on air and was not spoken to until The Sun contacted the BBC last week.
The stepfather revealed he was told the new claims were the youngster was 17 when they first made contact with the presenter.
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He fumed: “I told the BBC I had gone to the police in desperation but they couldn’t do anything as they said it wasn’t illegal. They knew all of this.”
The family member went on to claim that the money didn’t stop, adding: “I don’t even think they spoke to him.”
The BBC say they did call the family in June but nobody answered the phone.
A lawyer for the youngster has since clarified that nothing unlawful or inappropriate happened and branded the allegations “rubbish”.
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In a to the BBC, the lawyer wrote: “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 letter from the lawyer also said that the young person sent a denial to the newspaper on Friday evening (July 7) via WhatsApp, in which they said the allegation was “totally wrong and there was no truth to it.”
The Sun has since hit back at the claims saying it had reported a story about concerned parents.
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In a statement The Sun said: “We have reported a story about two very concerned parents who made a complaint to the BBC about the behaviour of a presenter and the welfare of their child.
“Their complaint was not acted upon by the BBC. We have seen evidence that supports their concerns. It’s now up to the BBC to properly investigate.”
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