Scott Mills has issued a statement on his shock sacking from the BBC earlier this week.
The former Radio 2 host, 53, was fired following allegations over his ‘personal conduct’, which allegedly relate to a ‘historic relationship dating back more than 10 years’.
Mills has now issued a statement confirming he was spoken to by the police, following an allegation of a ‘historic sexual offence’.
The full statement issued through his lawyers reads: ‘The recent announcement that I am no longer contracted to the BBC has led to the publication of rumour and speculation.
‘In response to this the Metropolitan Police has made a statement, which I confirm relates to me.
‘An allegation was made against me in 2016 of a historic sexual offence which was the subject of a police investigation in which I fully cooperated and responded to in 2018.
‘As the police have stated, a file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which determined that the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges.
‘Since the investigation related to an allegation that dates back nearly 30 years and the police investigation was closed seven years ago, I hope that the public and the media will understand and respect my wish not to make any further public comment on this matter.’
He concluded: ‘I wish to thank from the bottom of my heart all those who have reached out to me with kindness, my former colleagues, and my beloved listeners, who I greatly miss.’
It comes after the BBC has said they were made aware in 2017 of a police investigation into allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy dating back to the late 90s.
The corporation added that the decision this week was made after ‘obtaining new information relating to [Mills]’.
The BBC said they ‘spoke directly with him’ before terminating his contract on Friday, March 27.
‘Scott Mills had a long career across the BBC, he was hugely popular and we know the news this week has come as a shock and surprise to many,’ the broadcaster said in a statement.
‘We also recognise there’s been much speculation in the media and online since Monday. We hope people understand that there is a limit to what we can say because we have to be mindful of the rights of those involved.’
It continued: ‘The BBC has made a significant commitment to improve its culture, processes and standards. Last year, following an independent culture review, we set out the behavioural expectations for everyone who works with or for the BBC and we were clear action would be taken if these were not met.
‘Separately, we can confirm the BBC was made aware in 2017 of the existence of an ongoing police investigation, which was subsequently closed in 2019 with no arrest or charge being made. We are doing more work to understand the detail of what was known by the BBC at this time.’
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