Why we can't name the BBC presenter who has been suspended over explicit photo allegations
Media law experts have explained why there have been no reports identifying the suspended BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for explicit pictures.
Furthermore, the Supreme Court has previously ruled that a person being investigated for a crime generally has a "reasonable expectation of privacy". This is entrenched in a privacy claim by a US citizen known only as ZXC, a chief executive of a regional division company.
“That’s doesn’t matter whether you’re a celebrity or in the local office or on the building site, the same law applies. That’s why Tim Davie , for example, didn’t know because the HR department weren’t allowed to tell him because he didn’t have a need to know at that point in time. Media law consultant Charlie Moloney also highlighted that publishers will be considering whether identifying the star could lead to defamation. He said: “Clearly, this is the kind of allegation that would lower him in the eyes of right-thinking members of society and if you identify him, and you publish that, and he proves that that causes serious harm to his reputation – which I’m sure that we probably all agree that it would – then he could sue you for defamation.
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