BBC star accused of sexual harassment on set with investigation launched

A top BBC star has been accused of multiple counts of sexual harassment as an investigation is launched. A BBC soap star has been accused of sexual harassment on and around set, The Sun newspaper is reporting.

The actor, from Scotland, is being investigated over multiple counts of misconduct from alleged incidents earlier this year. A source close to the show said: “This has been the talk of the steamie but it’s been kept in-house until now.

“He wasn’t involved in the filming of the new run of episodes. He last shot scenes before the summer. It would be wrong to say he’s been suspended. He hasn’t filmed anything since the allegations but this has been his own decision.”

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The BBC say they will “thoroughly investigate” any allegations. The insider continued: “There are said to be up to five incidents which have been complained about. The police aren’t involved in the harassment claims which are being dealt with internally by the BBC.

“At this stage he’s not been found guilty of anything.” On the harassment claims, a BBC Scotland spokesperson said: “We can’t comment on any individuals but we take allegations of this nature very seriously and the BBC has robust processes in place to thoroughly investigate them.”

BBC Scotland is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland.