A text message sent to BBC 1Xtra in 2011 which contained an allegation of “serious, criminal, sexual misconduct” on behalf of “more than one person who worked for the BBC”, including Westwood, was viewed as a “crank malicious communication”, the report said.
A BBC staff member also alleged Westwood was seen with a “young girl” or possibly two “young girls” in his hotel room, but “they did not know or believe that Tim Westwood was having a sexual relationship with any of the girls or young women”.
The key findings of a report commissioned by the BBC into Tim Westwood has concluded that there were a “range of factors which ought to have alerted the BBC” that he may have presented a “risk to young women and girls”.
The report said one alleged victim “felt they would not be taken seriously and described the conduct as being ‘so public and brazen’ that Tim Westwood clearly felt comfortable doing it”.
There was an “altercation” on December 17 2012 between Mic Righteous and Westwood at Broadcasting House, which was reported to Radio 1 and BBC management, following the rapper releasing a diss track alleging inappropriate behaviour with teenagers.
