The latest scandal to hit the BBC could not have come at a worse time. This morning, director-general Tim Davie launches the corporation’s annual report. But instead of boasting about bringing spending down and pushing audience figures up, he will face journalists armed with questions about potentially the most damaging scandal to hit the BBC since the Jimmy Savile revelations.
The story is still developing but the basic facts are well known: an unnamed presenter has been suspended after being accused of paying a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images. The teenager in question has since issued a statement through his lawyer saying nothing inappropriate or unlawful happened, though his parents stand by their allegations.
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