The BBC is to meet the Metropolitan Police on Monday as the corporation deals with allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.
On Monday, BBC Radio 5 Live host Nicky Campbell said on his show that false allegations claiming he was the presenter in The Sun's story had left him "distressed".
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BBC presenter accused of making panicked calls to teenager after story broke (Independent)
Why BBC presenter hasn't been been named publicly (Sky News)
Furious BBC stars demand action as they are 'identified' in presenter scandal (Yahoo News UK)
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In a statement on Sunday, the BBC said it "first became aware of a complaint in May".
The corporation said: “New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own inquiries we have also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols.
“We can also confirm a male member of staff has been suspended.
“We expect to be in a position to provide a further update in the coming days as the process continues."
The BBC said it has a “robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations”.
It added: “This is a complex and fast-moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to...
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