A second young person has alleged they felt threatened by the unnamed BBC presenter involved in the explosive scandal over payment for sexually explicit photos.
The person, in their early 20s, claimed they were contacted by the presenter on a dating app and were put under pressure to meet up but never did, the BBC reports.
According to the BBC, the young person alleges the presenter sent them abusive and expletive-filled messages.
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Speaking to BBC News, the young person – who has no connection to the individual at the centre of The Sun’s exposé about payments for photos – told the outlet they were scared by the power the presenter held in the corporation.
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They alleged the threats made in the messages left them feeling utterly frightened – and still remain scared to this day.
The new allegations of menacing and bullying behaviour allegedly made by the high-profile star continue to raise questions about his conduct.
It comes after a police issued an update on its probe into claims made by the parents of a young person at the centre of the allegations against the senior BBC presenter.
In a statement shared with the BBC, the unnamed force revealed it was contacted back in April but stated that “no criminality was identified.”
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The force has now met the Metropolitan Police and the BBC and “as a result of recent developments, further enquiries are ongoing to establish whether there is evidence of a criminal offence”.
The BBC has confirmed the parents first complained to the corporation on 18 May.
Following the ongoing scandal, BBC Director General Tim Davie denied that it is “odd” that he is yet to speak to the household name who has been accused of paying a teenager upwards of £35,000 for sexually explicit pictures.
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The Director also implied that the privacy of the star was a consideration in why the corporation did not confront them until almost two months after they first received a complaint from the teen’s parents.
On Tuesday (July 11), he defended the seven-week delay between the initial complaint and confronting the presenter, insisting that the claims had to be verified first before they were put to the staff member in question.
However, he admitted it was a “fair” question why the “very serious” complaint was only followed up with a single call and email to the youngster’s parents.
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When he was asked if it was “odd” that he had not chatted to the TV presenter, he replied: “No” adding: “I think it is critical they are spoken to by a very senior manager.”
Mr Davie was also asked if he knew “categorically” whether or not the star paid for the alleged victim’s lawyer.
He replied: “That’s not information I am party to. I don’t even think that’s something for the BBC.”
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The Director did admit that the explosive scandal have been “clearly damaging” to the corporation’s reputation.
He said: “The BBC is often in the midst of quite painful and difficult affairs and storms. These are clearly damaging to the BBC, it is not a good situation.”
Following a further update on the case, Mr Davie added that he had “paused” their internal investigation while the police consider if any crimes have been committed after a meeting with Scotland Yard on Monday (July 10).
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