According to The Sun, a 23-year-old man claimed that the BBC presenter under investigation for payments for sexually graphic images violated Covid lockdown restrictions in order to meet them.
The TV personality is accused of disregarding rigorous Covid regulations despite the fact that his own network was airing 24-hour coverage of the pandemic, which killed countless people in Britain. Apart from being suspended due to sex allegations, this broadcaster went against the third national lockdown to see a young person they met online.
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The anonymous BBC presenter is currently on leave because of allegations that he paid a minor for pornographic photos, which were first published in the Sun tabloid. Later on, further allegations that he was abusive towards a young adult he met online surfaced.
The Sun has seen messages that also seem to indicate that the star requested a picture and sent money. A semi-naked photograph was sent to him. The Sun has seen messages that also seem to indicate that the star requested a picture and sent money. A semi-naked photograph was sent to him.
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The dating site user, who has given The Sun a sworn statement said, “I got a message from him from an account that didn’t have his picture. We started chatting and I didn’t know it was the star at the time. “When he told me his name and what he did I put two and two together.”
The youngster added: “I kept fobbing him off but he became so persistent. He then started getting really demanding when I made excuses not to meet him. There was a barrage of messages and if I didn’t agree to meet he would say he felt unwanted and I had to explain myself constantly. His attitude changed completely.”
Despite England’s rigid three-tier system, the presenter insisted they meet in person for almost two months. In the end, the personality visited the 23-year-old in February 2021 by traveling across London to a separate county. ‘He came round for an hour… We just chatted. He was obsessed with me making him a cup of tea,’ the young person claimed.
The youngster added, “He gave me cash three times. Although he started to make me feel like he owned me because he was giving me money. He was always talking about his career and was very arrogant. I just felt like he thought he could treat me like I was at his disposal.”
