THE MUM of a teen allegedly paid for sexual pictures by a top BBC presenter has relived the moment the youth admitted "showing things" to him.
The Sun’s bombshell claims that the presenter gave the teenager more than £35,000 dominated the BBC’s news coverage as bosses remained silent on the crisis.
The star is off air but has not been suspended while claims are being investigated.
Now the mum of the alleged victim has told of the moment she claims her teen told her about "showing things" to the BBC star.
She said: "My child told me, ‘I have shown things’ and this was a picture from some kind of video call.
“We’ve always had a close relationship.
“My child would be like, ‘Oh, the presenter is giving me money later,’ or, ‘He’s giving me £500.’ and ‘I’m going out tonight because he’s given me money’.”
“I didn’t like what I was being told but I didn’t want my child to stop confiding in me.
“The presenter never hid his job.
“He even sent a picture of his desk at work to my child which I saw.”
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The family finally approached The Sun, making it clear they wanted no payment.
The mother told The Sun on Sunday: “We just wanted the BBC to tell him to stop.
“I’ve had three years of hell.
“The impact of this has been terrifying.
“My child was always a great student but there’s been a radical change of behaviour.
“It’s heartbreaking.
“In my mind that man was supplying the crack.
“My child wouldn’t have access to this money if it wasn’t for him."
“If it goes on then my child is going to wind up dead.
“Putting this out to the public is the only way to stop it.”
'YEARS OF HELL'
The mum's claims are included in a sworn affidavit she has provided to The Sun.
She told yesterday how she was stunned to see a phone image of the presenter in his boxer shorts.
The mum said: "I loved watching him on TV. I was shocked to see a picture of him sitting on a sofa in his house in his underwear.
"I immediately recognised him. He was leaning forward getting ready for my child to perform for him."
Last night the BBC said they were taking the allegations “very seriously” and that their probe was being led by the head of their Corporate Investigations team.
On Friday night the family spoke to investigations chief Jeff Brown, a former policeman, for half an hour and are set to hand over a dossier of evidence.
BEEB SHAME
In an interview with The Sun on Sunday, the mother said the family complained in May but became frustrated that the star was still on air a month later.
She said in June her child told her they had received a payment of £1,000 — allegedly transferred by PayPal.
She went on: “My child said they had run out of money and then suddenly had this cash.
“We never wanted an investigation.
“We just wanted the BBC to tell him to stop.
“Initially the security boss gave us a number that didn’t exist.”
She added of the presenter: “Earlier this year I heard him on the phone saying to my child, ‘I told you not to f***ing ring me’.
“It was shocking as I’d see how he would act on the telly and then he would say stuff like that.”
A BBC statement released on Friday said: “We treat any allegations very seriously and we have processes in place to proactively deal with them.
“As part of that, if we receive information that requires further investigation or examination we will take steps to do this.
“That includes actively attempting to speak to those who have contacted us in order to seek further detail and understanding of the situation.
“If we get no reply to our attempts or receive no further contact, that can limit our ability to progress things but it does not mean our enquiries stop.
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“If, at any point, new information comes to light or is provided — including via newspapers — this will be acted upon appropriately, in line with internal processes.”
The youngster’s mother added: “I am glad The Sun is taking action so that we can get a thorough investigation.”
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