The BBC has apologised on-air after mistakenly flashing up a picture of Raheem Sterling while reporting on a player who has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
The BBC has apologised on-air after being fiercely criticised for mistakenly flashing up a picture of Raheem Sterling while reporting on a player who has been arrested on suspicion of rape.arrested on suspicion of rape is not suspending himThe accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested earlier this month and was later re-arrested for two more alleged attacks on a different woman.
Caption: BBC News mention a footballer and rape allegations, with a picture of Raheem Sterling BBc News/ @Massivetoe The host said: ‘A Premier League player arrested on suspicion of rape has not been suspended and can fulfil his professional…’ before tailing off suddenly.Bushell then went on to say: ‘We’ll have more on that story a bit later on.‘Was going to say, they can still travel, the player has not been named, still can travel and fulfil the arrangements of the team’s pre-season.’The host then moved swiftly on after the awkward moment, by giving updates on hockey.
They said: ‘In our sports bulletin this morning, owing to a technical error the wrong picture appeared in connection with the story of a Premier League player arrested over alleged sexual offences.They told Metro.co.uk they will repeat this apology in their next sports bulletin on the News channel.
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