The BBC has sacked Scott Mills after bosses revealed a police investigation revealed the alleged victim was under the age of 16, the broadcaster has revealed.
The 53-year-old DJ, who hosted the Radio 2 breakfast show, His contract was terminated last Friday On a charge relating to his “personal conduct”.
it came out Metropolitan Police In December 2016 an investigation was launched against Mills into “allegations of serious sexual offenses against a teenage boy”, which occurred between 1997 and 2000.
However, the Crown Prosecution Service ultimately decided that “the evidentiary threshold for laying charges was not met”, and the case was closed in May 2019, the police force said.
BBC This was confirmed on Wednesday The organization became aware of the investigation in 2017But he was fired in recent weeks after “new information” was received.
The broadcaster said on Thursday that the corporation has dismissed the presenter. “Police investigation revealed that the alleged victim was under the age of 16.”.
“It is not clear whether BBC managers knew about the age at the time of the investigation in 2017 – but current management only became aware in recent weeks and took action,” the report said.
Mills released his first public statement Later on Wednesday, news of his dismissal came.
“An allegation of a historical sexual offense was made against me in 2016, which was the subject of a police investigation, in which I fully cooperated and responded in 2018,” he said.
“As police have said, a file of evidence was handed to the Crown Prosecution Service, which determined that the evidentiary threshold for laying charges was not met.
“As the investigation relates to an almost 30-year-old allegation and the police investigation was closed 7 years ago, I hope the public and media will understand and respect my wish not to make any further public comment on this matter.”
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Mills’ final show before being taken off-air by the BBC Tuesday 24 March.
He signed off by saying “back tomorrow”, but the next day’s show was presented by Gary Davis, who gave no reason for Mills’ absence.
Mills took over from Zoe Ball at Radio 2’s breakfast show in 2025 after a long career in BBC and regional radio. He was paid between £355,000 and £359,999.
Earlier on Wednesday, a BBC spokesperson said the corporation had “spoken directly” to Mills before terminating his contract.
“The BBC has made a significant commitment to improving its culture, processes and standards,” the statement said.
“Last year, following an independent culture review, we set behavioral expectations for everyone working with or for the BBC and we were clear that action would be taken if these were not met.”
