Poignant lessons | BBC crisis exposes the importance of rigorous workplace investigations

The BBC is currently facing a crisis after allegations of sexual misconduct were leveled against an as-of-yet unnamed male presenter, spawning a high-profile internal investigation into any alleged wrongdoing.

The case, which was first reported by The Sun on Sunday, accuses an anonymous member of the BBC’s presenting team of paying a teenager more than £35,000 from the age of 17, in return for ‘sordid’ images.

This isn’t the first time in recent months that public-facing presenters have come under fire for unethical practices.

In May, ITV personality Philip Scofield was forced to step down after rumours of an extramarital affair with a younger individual who worked on the show This Morning came to light.