Dead Wait 1,096 Posted July 8, 2023 https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/nicky-campbell-contacts-police-troll-30423039 Nicky Campbell has gone to the police to complain about trolls roping him into the allegations……. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 368 Posted July 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Imelda said: Tweets can and are scheduled to fire days in advance off corporate accounts. It's Saturday evening. Nobody is in the office to pull it. But anyway, it's all baseless speculation right now. A social media person almost always has their phone with them, just a question as to if they have access to the BBC accounts while out of the office... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,023 Posted July 9, 2023 John Barrowman Ian Hislop Michael Owen Aled Jones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,023 Posted July 9, 2023 Oh wait, the victim's male according to his mum. Sue Barker Esther Rantzen Linda Nolan Sharon Osbourne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted July 9, 2023 7 hours ago, JQW said: He could be some local radio presenter or regional news host. Or someone whose role as a presenter is somewhat slight. I can recall a news story from a few years ago, pertaining to a musician of some sort who got sent down for sexual offences. One of the right-wing newspapers labelled him as "BBC Man" as he was once part of an orchestra that appeared on a single BBC TV show. Yeah, but a while back the reporting on this made it clear the man in question is known and admired by millions, so Monty Don levels of famous at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 336 Posted July 9, 2023 The BBC are now referring to the presenter as "he." Also he was in the pictures himself, apparently in his underwear and "ready for my child to perform for him," as the Sun quotes the mother. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: The BBC are now referring to the presenter as "he." Also he was in the pictures himself, apparently in his underwear and "ready for my child to perform for him," as the Sun quotes the mother. He was on the end of a computer link wasn't he - i.e. stripped to his underwear at home whilst the object of his desire was performing in an explicit manner at the other end. FFS, this tawdry caper's going to run a while yet - prompting loads more unwelcome online activity for the Beeb Nicky Campbell's already been to the police to complain about online trolling about him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,023 Posted July 9, 2023 I would say Leslie Grantham if he wasn't dead already 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 336 Posted July 9, 2023 That is more likely than them being photographed in the same room together, I guess. And if the Sun had pictures of say Huw Edwards in his underwear (a ghastly enough thought in itself) with a teenage boy, would they need to avoid naming names? But if the presenter didn't actually meet the kid at some time, how did the whole thing begin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted July 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: That is more likely than them being photographed in the same room together, I guess. And if the Sun had pictures of say Huw Edwards in his underwear (a ghastly enough thought in itself) with a teenage boy, would they need to avoid naming names? But if the presenter didn't actually meet the kid at some time, how did the whole thing begin? Who said they've never met? Also, I believe it's possible to get acquainted using summat called t'internet - very big in Cumbria but we're keeping it to ourselves! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,850 Posted July 9, 2023 Has this person allegedly done anything that's actually illegal? If not, it should be no business of his employer IMO. They're also being very cagey about the sex of the teenager - was it definitely a lad? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 3,490 Posted July 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, Toast said: Has this person allegedly done anything that's actually illegal? If not, it should be no business of his employer IMO. They're also being very cagey about the sex of the teenager - was it definitely a lad? There's a lot about this that's puzzling. The Sun keep coming up with all these sordid details but no name as to who's involved and no corroborating evidence, it's just speculation and hearsay. Who exactly is this uninformed rumour mill helping? Although I assume the mum is making a tidy sum from Murdoch's rag. Is there an injunction in place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,143 Posted July 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: There's a lot about this that's puzzling. The Sun keep coming up with all these sordid details but no name as to who's involved and no corroborating evidence, it's just speculation and hearsay. Who exactly is this uninformed rumour mill helping? Although I assume the mum is making a tidy sum from Murdoch's rag. Is there an injunction in place? the illegality comes if they were sending intimate pictures when they were 17. I think it’s largely just the distasteful nature of it. it does, though, sound to me as if the mother is enjoying the attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,017 Posted July 9, 2023 53 minutes ago, Toast said: Has this person allegedly done anything that's actually illegal? If not, it should be no business of his employer IMO. They're also being very cagey about the sex of the teenager - was it definitely a lad? Law on this is a little bizarre in that if the presenter and youngster had sex that's legal, if they make an indecent image (and technically speaking encouraging an under-18 to get sexually explicit in front of a camera counts in that regard) then it's a crime. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,558 Posted July 9, 2023 6 hours ago, Youth in Asia said: Aled Jones Thats a good shout IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 228 Posted July 9, 2023 5 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: Yeah, but a while back the reporting on this made it clear the man in question is known and admired by millions, so Monty Don levels of famous at least. They could of course be well-known for something else other than their position as a TV presenter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,143 Posted July 9, 2023 David Attenborough has been very quiet this week. Does he know how to work a computer? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,850 Posted July 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Law on this is a little bizarre in that if the presenter and youngster had sex that's legal, if they make an indecent image (and technically speaking encouraging an under-18 to get sexually explicit in front of a camera counts in that regard) then it's a crime. I'm guessing most people don't know that. I certainly didn't. Disappointing that the word "pedo" is being thrown around again. Sadly I think ignorance has won, and we no longer have a word for the real wicked perversion that it means. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 336 Posted July 9, 2023 Apparently there are pictures of the presenter en déshabille, and the mother learned what was going on when the kid showed them to her. That's a very strange relationship too. What kind of teenager who has a sexual encounter with a middle-aged man shows pictures of it to their mother? Re them meeting up, they might have got into contact online, but if it had just stayed online, it seems improbable that the presenter would have handed out £1000 at a time for the kid's virtual company. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,089 Posted July 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: Apparently there are pictures of the presenter en déshabille, and the mother learned what was going on when the kid showed them to her. That's a very strange relationship too. What kind of teenager who has a sexual encounter with a middle-aged man shows pictures of it to their mother? Re them meeting up, they might have got into contact online, but if it had just stayed online, it seems improbable that the presenter would have handed out £1000 at a time for the kid's virtual company. Can we please stop the hyperbole and poor terminology? A 17 year old is not a "kid". Age of consent is 16 in the UK. 16/17 year olds are still minors, but they're not "children" or "kids". Children are pre-pubescent human beings. Engaging in sexual conduct with a 12 year old is a million miles away from engaging in such with someone who has reached sexual maturity, and the two should never be banded together. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 281 Posted July 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Slackhurst Broadcasting said: Apparently there are pictures of the presenter en déshabille, and the mother learned what was going on when the kid showed them to her. That's a very strange relationship too. What kind of teenager who has a sexual encounter with a middle-aged man shows pictures of it to their mother? Re them meeting up, they might have got into contact online, but if it had just stayed online, it seems improbable that the presenter would have handed out £1000 at a time for the kid's virtual company. Do we know for sure that it's a middle-aged man? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slackhurst Broadcasting 336 Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Kenny said: Do we know for sure that it's a middle-aged man? These things are relative in many ways. To a 17-year-old anyone over 30 seems middle-aged. But objectively, how many BBC presenters aren't more or less middle-aged, especially the male ones? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,143 Posted July 9, 2023 New information released suggests the matter was escalated on Thursday when a more serious complaint was lodged with the BBC; more serious than the initial complaint in May. As Twitter followers will be aware, that’s the same day Huw Edwards was hastily replaced on the One Show. Whilst I was originally sceptical, it’s not looking good for Edwards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,089 Posted July 9, 2023 A mate at the Beeb has now informed me it is indeed Edwards. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 3,490 Posted July 9, 2023 That would be huge news. Can we dust Dimbleby off for the Cenotaph in November and Election Night 2024? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
