Third accuser claims BBC star in ‘£35,000 intercourse pics scandal’ broke lockdown guidelines to satisfy them

The BBC star on the centre of a intercourse photos row allegedly broke Covid guidelines to satisfy a 23-year-old stranger from a relationship web site, it has been claimed.

The unnamed presenter, who has been engulfed in scandal amid claims he paid a teen £35,000 for sexually specific images, is accused of defying the third nationwide lockdown for an encounter with a unique individual in 2021.

The star, who’s a family identify, is alleged to have damaged strict Covid guidelines whereas the BBC was on the identical time telling hundreds of thousands of individuals to observe them as a part of its protection of the pandemic.

The unnamed presenter, who additionally faces accusations that he despatched menacing and abusive messages to a unique one that he met on a relationship app, met up with the stranger after months of interactions, despatched them money and requested them for an image, The Sun reviews.

The stranger, who’s 23, claims the presenter travelled into a unique county to satisfy them at their flat in February 2021 when guidelines included a keep at house order and mixing solely between family bubbles.

The unnamed BBC presenter allegedly met a stranger from a relationship web site in February 2021. Pictured: BBC New Broadcasting Home in London

It is claimed the BBC star broke lockdown guidelines to participate within the assembly at a 23-year-old’s flat. Pictured: An indication urging folks to ‘keep at house, shield the NHS, save lives’ in London

The individual claimed on the assembly, which got here months after they began speaking on the relationship web site in November 2020, ‘he got here spherical for an hour…. We simply chatted. He was obsessive about me making him a cup of tea.’

In an interview with the newspaper, the individual claims they met on account that did not have an image of the presenter however he ‘put two and two collectively’ when the BBC star informed him his identify and what he did for a dwelling.

They mentioned that the host was keen to satisfy face-to-face, and was asking to do that even when the restrictions ‘saved getting stricter’ because the pandemic continued.

Nonetheless, once they turned down possibilities to satisfy the BBC presenter, he allegedly despatched ‘a barrage of messages’ saying he ‘felt undesirable’.

The 23-year-old claims that once they did meet he ‘got here spherical for an hour’. 

They informed The Solar: ‘I used to be fairly shocked that he broke the principles to come back and meet me due to who he’s. I used to be only a random individual on-line.

‘We simply chatted. He was obsessive about me making him a cup of tea.’

The newspaper claims to have a sworn assertion from the relationship web site consumer claiming they obtained a cost of £200 – despatched on the day of the go to – and one other two of £200 and £250 by PayPal from the presenter.

They mentioned: ‘He gave me money thrice. Though he began to make me really feel like he owned me as a result of he was giving me cash. He was at all times speaking about his profession and was very boastful.’

They added that they started to really feel ‘used’ and ‘uncomfortable’ by the TV star’s behaviour and demanding messages.

The Solar mentioned it had contacted the BBC and the presenter in query over the claims. 

Tim Davie, director normal of the BBC, revealed immediately he has not spoken with the presenter on the centre of the scandal. Pictured: Mr Davie at a service celebrating the seventy fifth anniversary of the NHS at Westminster Abbey

It comes after allegations the presenter had despatched abusive and menacing messages to a unique individual of their 20s after assembly them on a relationship app.

They declare they had been put beneath strain to satisfy with the star however by no means did, the BBC reported. 

After they hinted on-line that they may identify them, they allege they had been despatched abusive messages that had been crammed with expletives.

The brand new claims increase additional questions concerning the star’s conduct lower than every week after The Solar newspaper reported allegations that he paid a teen £35,000 for sexually specific photos, beginning once they had been 17. 

The individual concerned has mentioned there was no wrongdoing and the claims are ‘garbage’. 

BBC Director Normal Tim Davie today denied it is ‘odd’ that he’s but to talk to the star. 

Based on the BBC, the dialog between the individual of their 20s and the presenter moved onto different platforms after starting on a relationship app. 

The presenter then revealed his id and requested the younger individual to not inform anybody.

The younger individual later posted on-line alluding to having had contact with a BBC presenter and hinting they may identify him.

The presenter then despatched numerous ‘threatening messages’ which the BBC says it has seen and confirmed got here from a telephone quantity belonging to the presenter.

The BBC mentioned the younger individual felt ‘threatened’ by the messages and ‘stay scared’.

BBC Information mentioned it had contacted the presenter through his lawyer however had obtained no response to the allegations.

Earlier immediately, Mr Davie additionally instructed the privateness of the star was a consideration in why the company didn’t converse to the family identify till virtually two months after they first obtained a criticism from {the teenager}’s household.

He defended the seven-week delay between the preliminary criticism and confronting the presenter, insisting that the claims needed to be verified first earlier than being put to employees. 

However he admitted it was ‘honest’ to query why the ‘very severe’ criticism was solely adopted up by a single name and electronic mail to {the teenager}’s dad and mom.

Requested if it was ‘odd’ that that he himself has not chatted to the presenter, Davie replied: ‘No’, including: ‘I feel it’s vital they’re spoken to by a really senior supervisor’. 

He was additionally requested if he knew ‘categorically’ whether or not or not the star paid for the alleged sufferer’s lawyer. 

He mentioned: ‘That is not data I’m social gathering to. I do not even assume that is one thing for the BBC.’

However he did admit that the scandal had been ‘clearly damaging’ to the company’s popularity.

‘The BBC is commonly within the midst of fairly painful and troublesome affairs and storms,’ he mentioned earlier than including: ‘These are clearly damaging to the BBC it, shouldn’t be a superb scenario.’

In a significant replace on the case, Mr Davie additionally mentioned he had ‘paused’ their inside investigation whereas the police think about if any crimes have been dedicated after a gathering with Scotland Yard yesterday.