The parents of the young person who is currently at the centre of the BBC presenter scandal say they stand by their allegations while questioning how their child can afford a lawyer, according to reports.
On Monday (July 10) BBC News revealed a letter from a lawyer acting on behalf of the young person disputing allegations made by their mother in a national newspaper.
The news comes after The Sun reported on Friday (July 7) that an unidentified presenter who works for the BBC allegedly paid a teenager more than £35,000 for sexually-explicit photos.
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However, in a recent statement shared on BBC News at 6pm on Monday via a lawyer, the young person, now 20, denied the allegations presented to The Sun and told the BBC how they slammed the claims to the newspaper before it was published on Friday night.
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Despite this, the mother and step-father of the young person – who still remains anonymous – told The Sun how they stand by their claims and their account of their child’s relationship with the unidentified BBC star.
Sharing her thoughts with the publication yesterday evening, the mother claimed to have said: “It is sad but we stand by our account and we hope they get the help they need.
“We did this to help – and the presenter has got into their head. How did they afford a lawyer? We are so sad.”
On Monday evening, the unnamed young person at the heart of the scandal rubbished the claims via a lawyer.
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Due to this, the legal letter now potentially throws some doubt on the initial story which came to light last week.
Following this development, Katie Razzall, the BBC’s culture and media editor, wrote on the BBC website: “We received this letter late this afternoon and it makes key claims that, if true, potentially throws some doubt on the story that was on the front pages throughout the weekend.
“It’s a letter from a lawyer who says he represents the young person at the centre of the allegations and he says the young person sent a denial to the Sun newspaper on Friday evening, before publication, by WhatsApp, to tell them the statement their mother made about them was ‘totally wrong and there was no truth in it’.
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“Nonetheless the Sun newspaper proceeded to publish what the lawyer and the client called ‘their inappropriate article’.
“The letter from the lawyer also says: ‘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’.”
Responding to the statement, The Sun said it is down to the BBC to “properly investigate” the allegations.
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