An unnamed male staff member has been suspended by the BBC following allegations that a presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images.
The allegations, first reported by The Sun newspaper, have been described as "deeply concerning" by Britain's Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer who said the broadcaster now needs to be given space to investigate the matter and take appropriate action.
Ms Frazer said BBC director-general Tim Davie has assured her the corporation is "investigating swiftly and sensitively" into allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a teenager for sexually explicit images.
Following that meeting a BBC spokesperson said they first became aware of a complaint against the presenter in May.
"New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own inquiries we have also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols," the spokesperson said.
"We expect to be in a position to provide a further update in the coming days as the process continues."
The BBC said it takes any allegations "seriously", confirming it has been in touch with external authorities alongside conducting its own inquiries.
Mr Davie said he is "wholly condemning the unsubstantiated rumours being made on the internet about some of our presenting talent".
The newspaper said the BBC star paid the person, said to have been 17 when the payments began, £35,000 in exchange for the images.
A DCMS spokeswoman previously said: "These allegations are deeply concerning.
"As a public service broadcaster in receipt of public funding, senior officials have stressed to the BBC that the allegations must be investigated urgently and sensitively, with the department kept informed."
In the latest claim, the young person's mother said she saw a picture of the presenter on her child's phone "sitting on a sofa in his house in his underwear".
The mother said she was told it was "a picture from some kind of video call" and looked like he was "getting ready for my child to perform for him".
The family were said to have complained to the BBC on 19 May but became frustrated that the star remained on air.
He is understood not to be due on air in the near future.
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves described the allegations as "deeply concerning".
The Labour MP told Sky: "The idea that some presenters think that they act with impunity and they can get away with these sorts of things, it does call into question the ethics, the investigations, how long these things take.
"The BBC, but also other broadcasters, do need to get a grip because we seem to lurch from one scandal to another and more needs to be done."
