BBC presenter scandal: Jeremy Vine urges unnamed star to come forward after fresh claims

Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has said he believes the BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos “should now come forward publicly”.

The BBC Radio 2 broadcaster made the remarks after a second person came forward with a complaint about the unnamed presenter.

The individual in their early 20s told BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter at the centre of the scandal that has dominated headlines.

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“These new allegations will result in yet more vitriol being thrown at perfectly innocent colleagues of his,” Vine tweeted.

“And the BBC, which I’m sure he loves, is on its knees with this.

“But it is his decision and his alone.”

Vine was one of a host of BBC presenters forced to deny being the unnamed star at the centre of scandal, tweeting that “it certainly ain’t me”.

The latest allegations add further pressure on the BBC after it suspended the unnamed presenter over claims published by The Sun newspaper that he paid a teenager for explicit images.

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