Top radio presenter Scott Mills, dismissed by the BBC earlier this week over unspecified allegations of personal misconduct, was interviewed under caution by Metropolitan Police in 2018 in connection with historic sexual offense allegations involving a teenage boy, according to BBC News.
Scotland Yard confirmed that the inquiry — opened in December 2016 after a referral from another force — centered on alleged offenses said to have occurred between 1997 and 2000. Mills, who was in his 40s at the time of the police interview, was never charged. The Crown Prosecution Service reviewed the case and concluded in 2019 that the evidence fell short of the threshold required to pursue prosecution, at which point the investigation was formally closed. Whether the prior police inquiry factored into the BBC‘s decision to cut ties with Mills remains unclear.
A representative for Mills did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Mills had taken over Radio 2’s flagship “Breakfast Show” from Zoe Ball at the start of 2025, and his final program aired March 24 — he signed off that day giving no indication anything was amiss. Veteran DJ Gary Davies filled the slot the next morning. The Mirror, which first reported the sacking, indicated the underlying allegation concerns a historic relationship.
Internally, BBC music director Lorna Clarke told staff Monday that the news would land as a shock for colleagues and regular listeners alike, adding that she would share further details about “Breakfast Show” plans as soon as she was in a position to do so.
Mills spent more than 25 years at the BBC, having joined Radio 1 in 1998. He anchored the station’s “Official Chart” show from 2018 to 2022 before moving to Radio 2 to take over the afternoon slot vacated by the late Steve Wright. Beyond radio, he competed on “Strictly Come Dancing” in 2014, co-commentated on the “Eurovision” semi-finals alongside Rylan in 2025, and made a brief television appearance in a “Traitors” sketch during Comic Relief.
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