London CNN —London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday it was assessing whether there was evidence that a BBC presenter accused of sexual misconduct has committed a criminal offense.
The UK broadcaster suspended “a male member of staff” at the weekend after The Sun newspaper reported Friday that a woman had accused an unnamed BBC presenter of paying her teenage child for sexually explicit photographs.
In a statement, the Met said detectives from its Specialist Crime Command met virtually with representatives from the BBC on Monday morning.
It is a criminal offense in the UK to take or obtain sexually explicit photographs of anyone under the age of 18.
The BBC has not yet named the presenter in question.
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