The suspension of BBC's high-profile presenter in the teenager's explicit photos case is turning out to be sensational day by day as more developments are coming in. Now, BBC presenter's Instagram chats with the teen girl have been leaked online and netizens are in utter shock how the journalist felt no shame in interacting with her. For those who are unaware, a 'well-known' BBC Presenter was recently suspended by the channel after he allegedly paid a teenager for her sexually explicit photographs when she was 17 years old. The BBC presenter allegedly paid a whopping money of £35,000 to the teenager. As per the victim's mother, her teenage daughter used the money paid by the BBC star to fund her cocaine addiction. While the BBC is currently making an internal inquiry, the presenter's Instagram messages have surfed online.
In the BBC presenter's personal chats, the teenage girl was contacted by the presenter out of the blue when she was just 17 years old. Notably, the presenter messaged the girl when she was still at school. As per reports, the teenage girl received her first message from the BBC presenter in October 2018. The BBC Presenter messaged her with a love heart emoji without there ever being prior contact between them. Notably, the teen girl had followed the presenter on Instagram months prior to the contact and said she was stunned to receive a message from such a high-profile BBC employee.
Below are BBC Presenter's messages with the teenage girl
The presenter first replied with a heart emoji to which the teen replied saying, "Ahahah sweet..How's it going over at the BBC"
The Presenter replied, "All good thanks x..You ok?"
The girl replied, "Aha yeah why"
The journalist replied, "Just being polite x"
THE BBC presenter suspended over sex pic claims started a chat with a teen follower from his Instagram account — using love hearts and kisses in his messages.
— Terry Williams (@KennyandHattie) July 11, 2023
The individual said they were contacted by the presenter out of the blue when they were just 17 years old. pic.twitter.com/KWvi4gVDZQ
For the unversed, the teenager is now 22 and holds down a successful job.
What the teen girl said on the teenager?
The Sun quoted the teen saying, "Knowing what I know now, I feel I was a bit naïve...I was a young person who loved what this presenter did and naturally I was excited he had messaged me.”
The teen informed that she though of joining one of BBC's scheme for 11 to 16 years. "I was a year older than the age range for the project but it was still something I was invited to be a part of. ..I told him I was in my final year at school and told him I had the opportunity to take part in a BBC school scheme where you get to make a news programme and he told me to go for it....When he replied to me he had stopped using heart emojis and kisses at the end of his messages...In light of what I know now, it feels as though when he realised I was not flirtatious back, he changed in the way he would reply.”
What the BBC said about the controversy?
On the latest controversy, BBC spokesperson was also quoted by a US media portal. BBC spokesperson said, "We treat any allegations very seriously and we have processes in place to proactively deal with them. As part of that, if we receive information that requires further investigation or examination we will take steps to do this. That includes actively attempting to speak to those who have contacted us in order to seek further detail and understanding of the situation. If we get no reply to our attempts or receive no further contact that can limit our ability to progress things but it does not mean our enquiries stop. If, at any point, new information comes to light or is provided - including via newspapers - this will be acted upon appropriately, in line with internal processes."