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The BBC has apologised to employees as a part of a assessment into the conduct of Russell Model throughout his time with the broadcaster.
The interior assessment was ordered after a joint investigation by TheTimes, Sunday Instances and Channel 4 Dispatches revealed in September 2023 that 4 ladies had accused him of sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013.
The actor and comic, 49, denies the accusations, and beforehand stated all his sexual relationships had been “completely at all times consensual”. He informed former Fox Information host Tucker Carlson in a YouTube interview that the claims had been “very, very hurtful”.
Printed on Thursday, the BBC investigation discovered a lot of folks “felt unable to boost” issues in regards to the presenter and believed “Russell Model would at all times get his means and subsequently they stayed silent”.
Model, 48, labored for the BBC between 2006 to 2008, when he hosted a present on Radio 2 alongside Jonathan Ross till each presenters had been suspended over the Andrew Sachs voicemail row. The comic subsequently resigned, whereas Ross later returned to presenting BBC TV and radio reveals.
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The BBC’s complaints director Peter Johnston stated on Thursday that he had investigated eight complaints about Model. Simply two had been raised whereas the comic labored on the BBC, with solely a type of lodged formally.
Mr Johnston stated he and his group approached 72 folks and interviewed 39 as a part of their assessment, and “have spoken on to all of those that raised issues” about Model’s behaviour.
He stated: “I’m grateful to those that have come ahead to speak to me and my group and I’ve apologised on behalf of the BBC to these most instantly affected by what I’ve documented right here.
“The tradition of the time undoubtedly influenced what was acceptable/tolerated, however I’ve discovered that a lot of people had issues about Russell Model’s behaviour which they felt unable to boost then.

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“Many interviewees believed, rightly or wrongly, that Russell Model would at all times get his means and subsequently they stayed silent (and I be aware right here my discovering above that the one grievance that was made in 2007 was not handled successfully when it was made).
“The processes for elevating any issues had been additionally not as developed as they’re now.
“Within the intervening years the BBC has launched different mechanisms and routes for workers to boost issues.”
In response to the report, the BBC stated: “The assessment thought-about eight complaints of misconduct about Russell Model, solely two of which had been made whereas he was engaged by the BBC, one formally and one informally.
“It’s of nice concern that a few of these people felt unable to boost issues about Russell Model’s behaviour on the time, and the BBC has apologised to them as a part of this assessment.”
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