The presenter, who has not been named by the BBC or the Sun newspaper, has been suspended. Read more at straitstimes.com.
are “rubbish”, a lawyer acting for the young person has told the broadcaster in a letter.
The presenter, who has not been named by the BBC or the Sun newspaper, was suspended on Sunday following the claims. The lawyer said the young person sent a denial to the Sun newspaper on Friday evening, when it first published the allegation, saying there was “no truth” to it, the BBC said. BBC News said it did not know the identity of the young person and had not spoken directly to them, nor had it seen the Sun’s evidence.
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