The British public broadcaster BBC is currently dealing with a major scandal. A prominent presenter would have paid tens of thousands of euros for intimate photos.
Representatives from the BBC want to meet with London police on Monday. The employee, who was not named, was suspended, the media company said. Broadcasting boss Tim Davie, who according to critics acted too late, is now also in the spotlight.
Long accusations
As early as mid-May, the mother of the alleged victim – then 17 years old and addicted to drugs – wants to have confronted the public broadcaster with the allegations. But the BBC did not respond, the woman complained in the newspaper “Sun on Sunday”. Over the weekend, the pressure mounted until “Auntie” – the aunt, as the British affectionately call the institution – finally had to respond.
This means that director Tim Davie is now taking center stage. again. The general manager has been in office for less than three years, but since then the 56-year-old has been almost always on defensive mode.
The toughest media lane in the country
In any case, the position is regarded as the most challenging in the polarized British media landscape. The BBC is committed to a radical course of neutrality and is therefore the target of accusations of partiality on an almost daily basis.
But Davie sometimes makes it difficult for himself, according to commentators. Example Gary Lineker. The ex-football star is not only one of the most popular BBC presenters and the highest paid. He is also known for his clear words. In March, when Lineker compared the Conservative government’s anti-immigrant rhetoric on asylum policy to the language of 1930s Germany, he was suspended. Lineker broke the rules of neutrality, it said. But other moderators showed solidarity with Lineker and went on strike – and Davie had to make an embarrassing U-turn. Lineker was allowed to return to the airwaves without penalty.
double standards
Now Davie is accused of double standards. Because the accused moderator in the current case remained in office for seven weeks after the initial allegations in May, until he was suspended on Sunday. Government politicians, such as the responsible Minister of Culture, Lucy Frazer, warn that the investigation must be carried out with care. But they make it clear that the response was far too slow.
The Metropolitan Police say they have been contacted by the BBC. However, so far there has been no formal allegation. “We need additional information before deciding what further action to follow,” the capital’s police said.
Source: Krone
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