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BBC suspends presenter over alleged teenager photos scandal

By Reuters
11 July 2023   |   5:25 am
Britain's BBC suspended a male member of staff on Sunday following an allegation that one of its star presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds to pose for sexually explicit photos, beginning when they were 17 years old.

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