The lawyer for the young person disputes claims against BBC presenter, after a weekend of allegations, but The Sun stands by its story.The BBC’s culture editor Katie Razzall and home and legal correspondent Dominic Casciani explain what we know, and what we still don’t know.
They explore the legal difficulties in covering this story, including why the BBC presenter can’t be named.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Gemma Roper. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
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