Overview
- The BBC terminated Scott Mills’ contracts on March 27 after managers recently learned the complainant in a past Metropolitan Police probe was under 16.
- The Met said it opened the case in 2016, questioned Mills in 2018, and the Crown Prosecution Service closed it in May 2019 because the evidence did not meet the charging threshold.
- Mills confirmed he was the subject of the investigation, said he fully cooperated, noted prosecutors brought no charges, and asked for no further comment.
- The corporation says it knew of a police probe in 2017 and is now reviewing records and staff handling, with The Times reporting some figures may have known by 2018 that the complainant was a teenager.
- After the sacking, charities cut ties and shows were pulled, and Gary Davies with OJ Borg are covering Radio 2’s breakfast slot as the BBC considers a permanent replacement.