The BBC has launched its personal timeline of occasions over the allegations one in every of its presenters paid a teen for sexually specific images.

The broadcaster says it first acquired a grievance by way of a member of the family of {the teenager} in May and that it was instantly referred to its inner investigations crew.

The company says it didn't info its presenter for seven weeks in regards to the claims.

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It additionally says it has paused its personal investigation on the request of the Metropolitan Police yesterday whereas officers "scope future work" associated to the grievance.

It comes as the BBC's director-general Tim Davie confronted the media right now because the controversy deepens.

Here's the BBC's timeline of occasions:

18 May

The complainant (a member of the family) visits a BBC constructing in an try to make a grievance in regards to the behaviour of a BBC presenter

19 May

The identical complainant contacts BBC Audience Services and the main points are referred to the BBC's Corporate Investigations Team. The crew asses the knowledge.

The evaluation made is that - on the premise of the knowledge offered - the grievance doesn't embody an allegation of criminality, however nonetheless deserves additional investigation.

On the identical day, the investigation crew emails the complainant stating how significantly the BBC takes the problem and seeks extra info to confirm the claims being made.

The BBC says its crew receives no response to this e mail and that checks are additionally made to confirm the identification of the complainant, one thing it describes as normal process.

6 June

A telephone name is made by the investigations crew to the cell quantity offered by the complainant, however the name doesn't join.

No extra makes an attempt to contact the complainant are made after 6 June, nonetheless the case stays open all through.

6 July

The Sun newspaper contacts the BBC by way of the Corporate Press Office of allegations in regards to the BBC presenter.

The BBC says it turns into clear at this level that the supply of the claims is similar household as approached by the BBC on 18 and 19 May.

This is the primary time that the Director General or any government administrators on the BBC are conscious of the case.

The BBC says the claims made by The Sun include new allegations which can be completely different to the issues being thought-about by the BBC Corporate Investigations crew.

A BBC incident administration group, involving senior BBC executives and the Director General, is launched to guide the response to the claims and the performing chairman is up to date.

A senior supervisor holds the primary dialog with the presenter to make him conscious of the claims being outlined by The Sun, and it's agreed that the presenter stays off air whereas the matter is taken into account.

7 July

The BBC's Corporate Investigations crew contacts the complainant once more.

A BBC's Serious Case Management Framework (SCMF) is initiated and the investigation being undertaken by the Corporate Investigations Team is introduced into the SCMF, which is chaired by a Human Resources Director.

The BBC additionally makes contact with the Metropolitan Police in regard to the matter.

8-9 July

The complainant sends the BBC some materials associated to the grievance.

The BBC points an replace to workers and the media and confirms it has suspended the presenter.

10 July

The BBC meets with the Metropolitan Police to report the matter and talk about tips on how to progress the investigation.

The power requests that the BBC pauses its investigations into the allegations whereas they scope future work.

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