BBC suspends presenter accused of paying teen for explicit pictures

The BBC on Sunday said it suspended an unnamed presenter who is accused of paying thousands of pounds to a teenager for sexually explicit images. 

"The BBC takes any allegations seriously and we have robust internal processes in place to proactively deal with such allegations. This is a complex and fast moving set of circumstances and the BBC is working as quickly as possible to establish the facts in order to properly inform appropriate next steps," the outlet said.

"The BBC first became aware of a complaint in May. New allegations...