Weird one this. The "young person " in question has officially denied it, and his lawyer said the sun ignored his letter denying it before they ran the story.
Smoke and mirrors. The lawyers seem convinced of their angle. But it might not be the exact angle of the story, so to speak. The Sun will have very expensive lawyers too, and they are also convinced. They claim they have, or have seen evidence. If they actually have it, they are home free. Sounds like it could be a matter of whether any behaviour was actually illegal or not, rather than unacceptable, or immoral. But the BBC have for decades resolutely defended their own, often in a disgraceful manner, using delay and obfuscation. We we can expect no different here.
It does make you wonder how a crack addict can afford expensive lawyers ... ... who's paying the bills. It seems the police are now becoming involved and asking the BBC to step aside.
Well that sounds a bit harsh. The BBC have only had until May to have a look at this. I'm sure all those management structures, byzantine systems, multiple protocols and mission statements would see them get there in the end. Maybe around 2058
You can vote the Tories, or any of the other useless, time serving and venal 650 MPs out. You cant vote the BBC out, that's the difference. In fact you are obliged to pay them money in order to use other services.
I don't want to be pedantic, on this occassion ... ... but that's not actually true, they just want you to believe it's a legal requirement. Just seen your answer mate, good for you.
Yes, that's fair enough. But it's the poorest, the weakest , the oldest and the less connected who feel threatened and bullied . I dont pay the bloody thing either, and I've lived in the same house a long time!
A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the BBC presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos. The individual in their early 20s was first contacted anonymously by the male presenter on a dating app. They say they were put under pressure to meet up but never did. When the young person hinted online they might name the presenter, they were sent abusive, expletive-filled messages. Speaking to BBC News, the young person - who has no connection to the person at the centre of the Sun's story about payments for photos - said they had been scared by the power the presenter held. They said the threats made in the messages had frightened them - and they remain scared. The new allegations of menacing and bullying behaviour by the high-profile presenter raise fresh questions about his conduct. BBC News has contacted the presenter directly and via his lawyer but has received no response to the latest allegations.
If you watch live TV it’s a legal requirement to have a TV licence. There was plans to decriminalise this but as yet that hasn’t happened.
Another one rears his or her head. Whether or not they have evidence or not time will tell, but at least his one says they told this character to do one.
That's true. What I said, and Rowley I believe, is 'the BBC don't actually have the legal right to demand a home with a TV must pay a licence fee.' That's a fact. Sadly, their terminology deliberately doesn't explain that and their enforcement 'officers' lie through their teeth.
Hopefully this will hasten the end of the BBC charter and let them succeed or fail as a commercial operation. I could never understand why people should be forced to play a licence fee for the BBC. Lot of questions been asked of the Corporation these days
Yeah, I agree with that. I haven't paid them a penny since 2015. Hell will freeze over before I pay them, again.
