Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills has confirmed he has been investigated over a sexual offence in his first statement since he was sacked by the BBC over allegations about his personal conduct.

The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the 53-year-old in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a teenage boy under 16 between 1997 and 2000.

The case was closed in May 2019 after the Crown Prosecution Service decided “the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges”.

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