LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Allegations that an unnamed BBC presenter paid a young person to pose for explicit photos 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 BBC reported on Monday, however, that a lawyer for the young person had written to the broadcaster stating that the allegation was "rubbish".
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.
Persons:
Rupert Murdoch's Sun, It's, Paul Sandle, Kate Holton, Peter Graff, Christina Fincher
Organizations:
Sun, BBC, Monday, Metropolitan Police, Thomson
Locations:
England