Scott Mills Fired Over Historic Sex Offense Claim

0:00BBC Radio DJ Scott Mills just got fired after decades on the air, all tied to an old sexual offense claim against a teenage boy under 16. The allegations go back to between 1997 and 2000. He hosted his final show on Radio 2 on Tuesday, March 24, then vanished from the schedule. Earlier this week, Mills broke his silence through lawyers, confirming a police probe started in 2016 over the historic case. He got questioned in 2018, cooperated fully, but cops closed it in 2019 with no charges from the Crown Prosecution Service due to weak evidence. Colleagues like Jeremy Vine were stunned by the sudden exit, calling it a total shock. Mills thanked fans and former co-workers for the support, saying he misses his listeners big time and wants privacy now. The BBC says they learned of the police investigation back in 2017, but acted fast on fresh details in recent weeks. They terminated his contracts, Friday, March 27, to uphold their standards.

1:01Meanwhile, the BBC is digging deeper into what they knew and win, promising more clarity soon while respecting everyone's rights in this messy, situating them. Local news, powered by AI, this is Lester News Today.