BBC knew about police investigation into Scott Mills in 2018 – reports

The London Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the 53-year-old in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000

Wed, 01 Apr, 2026 - 10:25

Casey Cooper-Fiske and Laura Harding, Press Association

BBC bosses reportedly knew former BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills had been questioned by police in 2018 – more than seven years before he was sacked.

The London Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the 53-year-old in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000.