Former BBC presenter Scott Mills, during a telethon in Salford, United Kingdom, 18 November 2022. © Getty Images / Danny Lawson/PA Images
The BBC has become active in another scandal involving accusations of kid sexual abuse against 1 of its leading presenters.
On Monday, a British public broadcaster confirmed that he had fired the star of his morning radio show Radio 2, Scott Mills, ‘following allegations concerning his conduct’.
He didn't give any further details.
According to Sky News, the BBC presenter was investigated in connection with earlier allegations of sexual abuse of a kid under 16 – the age of consent in force in the UK.
Metropolitan Police initiated an investigation in December 2016 in connection with ‘criminal allegations of serious sexual crimes against a teenager“ He reported on Tuesday the news channel, citing law enforcement.
The alleged crimes were to take place between 1997 and 2000.
"As part of these investigations, a man who was about 40 years old at the time of the interview was interviewed by the police in July 2018 with caution" – said Sky News, quoting the police, adding that the investigation was yet dropped due to deficiency of evidence.
Mills belonged to the best-paid BBC stars, with an yearly wage exceeding £355,000 ($473,000), according to the corporate payroll study for the years 2024–2025.
BBC stars have a long past of juvenile delinquency.
Jimmy Savile, Stuart Hall, and Rolf Harris sexually abused children, working for a corporation, with the last 2 serving time for sexual assaults on girls even at the age of seven.
In 2024, news presenter Huw Edwards was convicted of having indecent pictures of children.
Edwards was sentenced to six months in prison on probation for 2 years, meaning he would only go to prison if he committed the crime again during that period.
Savile allegedly utilized as many as 450 victims—mostly children and youth—in 5 decades.
His alleged crimes shook Britain after his death in 2011, resulting in an unprecedented investigation into the way the BBC handled the case.
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source: https://www.rt.com/news/637002-bbc-preenter-mills-pedophile-scandal/
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