Sacked BBC Radio 2 host Scott Mills is “stepping back” from his role as an ambassador for a multiple sclerosis (MS) charity.<\/p>\n
Mills, 53, was sacked by the BBC<\/strong><\/a> after bosses discovered the alleged victim in a police investigation into allegations of sexual offences made against the DJ was under the age of 16.<\/p>\n In a statement, MS Society said: “Scott Mills has been a valued MS Society ambassador for over 10 years. In light of the current news, Scott is stepping back from this role while we review the situation.<\/p>\n “We take concerns of this nature and the trust placed in us as a charity extremely seriously.”<\/p>\n MS Society is the largest organisation dedicated to helping those living with MS, a currently incurable condition that affects the brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n Mills, whose mother has MS, originally became an ambassador for the charity in 2015.<\/p>\n It is understood that Mills will also lose his honorary doctorate of arts from Southampton Solent University when the institution’s honorary doctorate scrutiny panel meets later in April.<\/p>\n Mills had his BBC contract terminated on 27 March over an allegation relating to his “personal conduct”.<\/p>\n It later emerged that the Metropolitan Police<\/a><\/strong> had launched an investigation into Mills in December 2016 over “allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy”.<\/p>\n The offences were said to have taken place between 1997 and 2000, when Mills would have been in his mid-20s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n However, the police force said the Crown Prosecution Service ultimately decided “the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges”, and that the case was closed in May 2019.<\/p>\n In his first public statement<\/strong><\/a> since his sacking, Mills said: “The recent announcement that I am no longer contracted to the BBC<\/a><\/strong> has led to the publication of rumour and speculation.”<\/p>\n He went on to say: “An allegation was made against me in 2016 of a historic sexual offence, which was the subject of a police investigation in which I fully cooperated and responded to in 2018.<\/p>\n Read more from Sky News: “As the police have stated, a file of evidence was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service, which determined that the evidential threshold had not been met to bring charges.<\/p>\n “Since the investigation related to an allegation that dates back nearly 30 years and the police investigation was closed 7 years ago, I hope that the public and the media will understand and respect my wish not to make any further public comment on this matter.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Scott](\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/03\/768x432\/skynews-scott-mills-bbc_7206838.jpg?20260330115858\")
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\n Scott Mills had his BBC contract terminated on 27 March. File pic: BBC
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