Published February 27,2024
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The BBC Tuesday stated Tuesday it had apologised to the household of a person who they claimed was paid for sexually-explicit photos when he was a teen by the broadcaster’s star news anchor.
Huw Edwards, 62, had been the BBC’s lead presenter in key occasions such because the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, however was suspended in July 2023 when the allegations broke.
The man’s household complained to the BBC about Edwards in May 2023 however it was solely two months later, when The Sun newspaper was able to publish a narrative detailing the allegations, that senior leaders have been knowledgeable of the difficulty, in accordance with a report commissioned by the broadcaster.
BBC Group chief working officer Leigh Tavaziva stated a overview discovered that new methods have been wanted to make sure allegations are dealt with extra shortly.
“The initial complaint in this case was not escalated quickly enough to senior management and we have apologised to the complainant for this,” she added.
The household stated the person, a teen when working with Edwards, had used cash given by the presenter to gasoline a crack cocaine habit. The man, whose id has by no means been given, dismissed these allegations as “rubbish”.
As the allegations turned front-page news, Edwards’ spouse Vicky Flind stated the father-of-five was “suffering from serious mental health issues” and had been admitted to hospital.
He has since stayed out of the media gaze.
Edwards had been the anchor of the BBC’s News at Ten bulleting since 2003 and was the journalist entrusted with asserting the dying of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
The BBC’s public model has been constructed on public belief. But it has been rocked in recent times by scandals which noticed some massive names revealed as serial intercourse offenders.
Source: www.anews.com.tr