BBC knew about Scott Mills sexual offences investigation in 2017

The corporation also says it is "doing more work to understand the detail of what was known by the BBC".

BBC Says Scott Mills Was Fired After ‘New Information’ Came to Light, Confirms It Knew About Prior Police Investigation: ‘We Are Doing More Work to Understand the Detail’

The BBC has admitted that it was aware of a police investigation into allegations Scott Mills engaged in sexual offenses involving a teenage boy. One of the BBC’s top radio presenters, Mills was dismissed on Tuesday, seemingly out of the blue. It soon emerged he had been questioned by police in 2018 in relation to […]

By K.J. Yossman

BBC knew about police investigation into Scott Mills nine years ago but sacked him last week after ‘new information’

The BBC has admitted that it knew Scott Mills was being investigated by police nine years ago but only sacked him last week after new information came to light.

Scott Mills Scandal Deepens: BBC Admits It Was Aware Of 2017 Police Probe Into Presenter

The BBC has confirmed it was aware that Scott Mills, one of its highest-profile radio presenters, was the subject of a police investigation in 2017. In a statement on Wednesday, the BBC said it was aware that Mills was being investigated over allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy. The case closed in […]

By Jake Kanter