Scott Mills sacked

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Link here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge1yn50y8o
Very happy as I can't stand him

scott mills , no smoke without fire !

watched the Huw edwards story on ch5 last night , what an arsehole and a nonce , should have got a lot more than 6 months

Maybe there is a Civil case looming - the threshold isn't as high to find someone guilty in such a case

Neuroblastoma UK have now removed him as patron of their charity too.

So this isn’t just the BBC now…

Has that been confirmed now? Last I heard it was just 'a teenager.'

I keep seeing this idea that just because he wasn’t prosecuted, it doesn’t mean a crime wasn’t committed BUT it also doesn’t mean a crime was committed either. We don’t know, that’s the point, and it’s deeply unsettling how many people think being fired is justified based on an allegation or hearsay.

Someone mentioned motivations for coming forward years later, though not directly related to the Scott Mill’s case, I’ll describe one common anecdotal experience:

One of the most common situations is during divorce and family court proceedings. I was involved as an advisor in the family court for many years, and it was extremely common that allegations would be made during this time, despite allegations having never been made for many years before. All of a sudden, in custody or financial disputes, the other person was a serial domestic abuser, a rapist etc, none of which had been raised to anyone prior to proceedings. It was a common opinion within the family court I was a part of that people would make allegations to try to gain an advantage.

The police and BBC have confirmed today that the boy was under the age of 16.

Also it wasn't the Met that closed the case - it was the CPS, which likely means the Met thought there was enough evidence to prosecute.

None of this means he's guilty of anything of course - but it does mean there are questions that need answering.

The obvious one is - why did the BBC all of a sudden sack him, years after the investigation was closed? So far, the BBC is refusing to answer this.

Remember, many peolple complained to the police about Jimmy Saville, and ‘not enough evidence” was found.

Im not saying this is in the same league but just because the police can’t see the evidence does not mean it is not there! Maybe the BBC have also seen the evidence and decided that although he wasn’t prospected his behaviour was not appropriate for a BBC employee. Remember there will no doubt be text messages etc.

Exactly. The BBC could have decided that there is evidence ( messages, photos etc) that SM had an inappropriate relationship with a teenager.

That is enough in their eyes. Criminality is a red herring as the BBC haven’t said their fired him due to a criminal act.

Probably comes under gross misconduct which can be a whole load of things depending where you work

What nonsense. Marital rape and abuse is often not reported as it’s difficult to prove, conviction rates are extremely low and the victim is at risk whilst living under the same roof as her abuser.

It is raised during family court proceedings as the standard is significantly reduced from “beyond responsible doubt” to “balance of probabilities” in order to protect the victims and children.

Only once she has escaped can she discuss why she left and why she wants to protect her children from her abuser.

It is not raised in order for someone to “gain an advantage”. Thank goodness you are no longer an adviser to the family court.

Have you got much experience with the family court and Cafcass?

Often times these allegations are made years after ‘the escape’, often coinciding with a new relationship.

I've read suggested elsewhere, and I think this makes sense, that a possible reason for the decisive action was that he was employed by the BBC at the time he was interviewed by the police, and that he might have been contractually obliged to make his employers aware of this when it happened. As a high-profile BBC employee, if this had leaked at the time it would have been significant so I can well imagine informing his employer is a contractual requirement.

That would make it a very simple open and shut case for dismissal - it's factually easy to verify from the police that he was interviewed, and that the BBC didn't know about it at the time. What he did or didn't do to warrant the police investigation might not be relevant.

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It's hard to imagine what "smoking gun" evidence the BBC could have had which would have led to an instant dismissal rather than a suspension pending investigation.

Which is why I think the theory that it was his failure to inform them of the investigation makes sense, because it is inarguable.

Hear hear ....

I thought the same. Maybe it wasn’t declared and it has come to light recently.

Glad your involvement in the family court is past-tense!! 🫠

Why can't the BBC just stop employing perverts and deviants?

Seaxusl assault of an 16 yr old boy!

I heard similar today. However, what I don’t understand is - if he was questioned / investigated between 2018-2019, and was completely innocent of any crime, why not let the BBC know? Surely that’s the right thing to do, let your employer know what’s going on. If it is true he was questioned and kept it completely quiet, even after the case was dropped, something about that stinks to me.

Under 16. Police have said it was a teenager under the age of 16.

I don't really see how anyone can defend the BBC at this point.

Will Mills have to repay any of the millions he has been paid by the BBC?

People have been sent to prison for not paying the licence fee, to put money in the likes of Mills, Savile, Edwards, Westwood's pockets.

It's an absolute fucking disgrace.

Youre Very happy hes either guilty of, or wrongly accused of sexually assaulting a minor?

OP, get your head checked. Some weirdos on here

So why did you listen to him, all the people who "couldn't stand him". doh..

And those prosecuted are mainly women.

www.theguardian.com/media/2023/may/11/bbc-to-tackle-high-proportion-of-women-prosecuted-for-licence-fee-evasion