Media outlets have not named the male BBC presenter who allegedly spent £35,000 on explicit photographs from a young person, despite widespread speculation about their identity on social media and messaging apps.
The BBC director general, Tim Davie, told staff “individuals are entitled to a reasonable expectation of privacy” during investigations, while sources at the broadcaster said there was no plan to name the suspended presenter but accepted there was little they could do if viewers began to notice the presenter’s absence from specific programmes.
