Mark Williams-Thomas, a former detective, said licence fee-payers had a right to know the identity of the presenter
The cop who exposed Jimmy Savile as a paedophile has insisted that the BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit pictures should be identified.
Williams-Thomas said: "The BBC has already had a month to look into this - they should have concluded their investigation by now and named the individual in question. It's all about openness and transparency, but the BBC has got a track record of carrying out fatally flawed investigations. Despite this, it is claimed the presenter went on to rub shoulders with fellow celebrities and executives at a flashy event weeks later. The family then took their claims to the press, sparking wider attention and leading to the suspension.
Williams-Thomas is now an investigative journalist best known for fronting the documentary The Other Side of Jimmy Savile. The programme led to the launch of Operation Yewtree, which snared the likes of Gary Glitter, Max Clifford and Rolf Harris after years of evading charges of child sex abuse.
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