Obviously the BBC don't seem to have learned from their mistakes...not from the Saville era and not from the Cliff Richards saga either.
Seriously, if you ran a firm and a mother got in touch with head office, accusing one of your prized employees of sexually abusing her son for three years, starting when he was a minor, would you not speak to that employee so that you had both sides of the story?
Had they done that, this whole mess could have been sorted away from the public eye....which would have prevented innocent men being dragged into the spotlight.
Has it been affirmed he wasn't spoken to? They kept it under wraps knowing it was him but must have done so pending investigation.
Magica said
Jul 15 3:18 PM, 2023
There's another one exposed now. Don't know the name yet. Ffs are they all bloody deviants?
Syl said
Jul 15 3:22 PM, 2023
Thursday 18 May
A family member went to a BBC building to make a complaint about the behaviour of a BBC presenter, according to the corporation.
Friday 19 May
The family member made a 29-minute call to the BBC's audience services team, which then referred it to the BBC's corporate investigations team.
They decided the complaint didn't include an allegation of criminality, but did merit further investigation. It "was very serious", according to director general Tim Davie.
The investigations unit said they emailed the complainant to ask for more information so they could verify the claims, and carried out checks to verify the identity of the complainant.
Thursday 6 July
The Sun newspaper told the BBC via the corporate press office about allegations concerning Edwards. According to the BBC, the claims made by the Sun contained new allegations, which were different from those received by the investigations team.
The BBC said this was the first time Mr Davie or any executive directors were made aware of the case. They set up an incident management group to lead the response.
A senior manager spoke to the presenter about the allegations, and Edwards first learned of the allegations on this day, his wife said. The BBC said it was agreed that he shouldn't appear on air while the allegations were being investigated.
When later asked why the presenter was not spoken to sooner, Mr Davie said: "You don't take that complaint directly to the presenter unless it has been verified."
A family member went to a BBC building to make a complaint about the behaviour of a BBC presenter, according to the corporation.
Friday 19 May
The family member made a 29-minute call to the BBC's audience services team, which then referred it to the BBC's corporate investigations team.
They decided the complaint didn't include an allegation of criminality, but did merit further investigation. It "was very serious", according to director general Tim Davie.
The investigations unit said they emailed the complainant to ask for more information so they could verify the claims, and carried out checks to verify the identity of the complainant.
Thursday 6 July
The Sun newspaper told the BBC via the corporate press office about allegations concerning Edwards. According to the BBC, the claims made by the Sun contained new allegations, which were different from those received by the investigations team.
The BBC said this was the first time Mr Davie or any executive directors were made aware of the case. They set up an incident management group to lead the response.
A senior manager spoke to the presenter about the allegations, and Edwards first learned of the allegations on this day, his wife said. The BBC said it was agreed that he shouldn't appear on air while the allegations were being investigated.
When later asked why the presenter was not spoken to sooner, Mr Davie said: "You don't take that complaint directly to the presenter unless it has been verified."
Is that the family member that the boy in question said was lying?
Digger said
Jul 15 4:25 PM, 2023
Magica wrote:
There's another one exposed now. Don't know the name yet. Ffs are they all bloody deviants?
It's been going on since men first grew balls. But it's the famous ones that get all the publicity. With the way social media manipulates, lies and whips up hyperbole, its best to get the facts because people have died being wrongly accused of stuff they didn't do.
You'd think this kind of behaviour would be dying out, but I don't think it ever will. It's hard wired into the brains of some men.
Syl said
Jul 15 4:29 PM, 2023
Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:
Thursday 18 May
A family member went to a BBC building to make a complaint about the behaviour of a BBC presenter, according to the corporation.
Friday 19 May
The family member made a 29-minute call to the BBC's audience services team, which then referred it to the BBC's corporate investigations team.
They decided the complaint didn't include an allegation of criminality, but did merit further investigation. It "was very serious", according to director general Tim Davie.
The investigations unit said they emailed the complainant to ask for more information so they could verify the claims, and carried out checks to verify the identity of the complainant.
Thursday 6 July
The Sun newspaper told the BBC via the corporate press office about allegations concerning Edwards. According to the BBC, the claims made by the Sun contained new allegations, which were different from those received by the investigations team.
The BBC said this was the first time Mr Davie or any executive directors were made aware of the case. They set up an incident management group to lead the response.
A senior manager spoke to the presenter about the allegations, and Edwards first learned of the allegations on this day, his wife said. The BBC said it was agreed that he shouldn't appear on air while the allegations were being investigated.
When later asked why the presenter was not spoken to sooner, Mr Davie said: "You don't take that complaint directly to the presenter unless it has been verified."
Is that the family member that the boy in question said was lying?
His mother I believe.
And the boy, a 20 year old crack/coke addict according to his family, the one that was apparently called by Edwards, telling him to speak to his mother to drop this, can now afford one of the countries top lawyers to speak for him.
Magica said
Jul 15 6:55 PM, 2023
They didn't pay the lawyer, I reckon Huw did to drop the allegations!
Syl said
Jul 15 7:03 PM, 2023
Magica wrote:
They didn't pay the lawyer, I reckon Huw did to drop the allegations!
I doubt the public will ever know...money talks, and the BBC and their top earners have lots of it...thanks to Joe Public.
Syl said
Jul 18 6:46 PM, 2023
Magica wrote:
There's another one exposed now. Don't know the name yet. Ffs are they all bloody deviants?
Is it Dan Wootton?
If anything reported about him lately is true, he is worse than the people he happily rips to shreds, including Phillip Schofield.
Magica said
Jul 18 6:58 PM, 2023
Syl wrote:
Magica wrote:
There's another one exposed now. Don't know the name yet. Ffs are they all bloody deviants?
Is it Dan Wootton?
If anything reported about him lately is true, he is worse than the people he happily rips to shreds, including Phillip Schofield.
Oh I don't know Syl. If it is him, what a bloody hypocrite!
Has it been affirmed he wasn't spoken to? They kept it under wraps knowing it was him but must have done so pending investigation.
Thursday 18 May
A family member went to a BBC building to make a complaint about the behaviour of a BBC presenter, according to the corporation.
Friday 19 May
The family member made a 29-minute call to the BBC's audience services team, which then referred it to the BBC's corporate investigations team.
They decided the complaint didn't include an allegation of criminality, but did merit further investigation. It "was very serious", according to director general Tim Davie.
The investigations unit said they emailed the complainant to ask for more information so they could verify the claims, and carried out checks to verify the identity of the complainant.
Thursday 6 July
The Sun newspaper told the BBC via the corporate press office about allegations concerning Edwards. According to the BBC, the claims made by the Sun contained new allegations, which were different from those received by the investigations team.
The BBC said this was the first time Mr Davie or any executive directors were made aware of the case. They set up an incident management group to lead the response.
A senior manager spoke to the presenter about the allegations, and Edwards first learned of the allegations on this day, his wife said. The BBC said it was agreed that he shouldn't appear on air while the allegations were being investigated.
When later asked why the presenter was not spoken to sooner, Mr Davie said: "You don't take that complaint directly to the presenter unless it has been verified."
Timeline: How allegations against Huw Edwards unfolded - BBC News
Is that the family member that the boy in question said was lying?
It's been going on since men first grew balls. But it's the famous ones that get all the publicity. With the way social media manipulates, lies and whips up hyperbole, its best to get the facts because people have died being wrongly accused of stuff they didn't do.
You'd think this kind of behaviour would be dying out, but I don't think it ever will. It's hard wired into the brains of some men.
His mother I believe.
And the boy, a 20 year old crack/coke addict according to his family, the one that was apparently called by Edwards, telling him to speak to his mother to drop this, can now afford one of the countries top lawyers to speak for him.
I doubt the public will ever know...money talks, and the BBC and their top earners have lots of it...thanks to Joe Public.
Is it Dan Wootton?
If anything reported about him lately is true, he is worse than the people he happily rips to shreds, including Phillip Schofield.
Oh I don't know Syl. If it is him, what a bloody hypocrite!