THE BBC was accused of “woke” censorship by cutting LGBTQ+ references from a court report on a convicted paedophile.
Its initial online coverage referred to Andrew Way, 61 as an ex-drag queen and Pride event organiser.
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The BBC's online coverage initially referred to Andrew Way as an ex-drag queen and Pride event organiser, but this was later edited out Credit: North Wales Police 2
Way, who appeared on TV's Judge Rinder in 2019 and uses the stage name Miss Gin, sent explicit messages and images to a fake profile of a child of 14 Credit: Wales News Service
Both facts were edited out within 24 hours on August 25.
Toby Young, of the Free Speech Union, said he imagined that LGBTQ+ activists forced the BBC to backtrack.
Andrew Allison, of the Freedom Association, added: “This story highlights how woke the BBC is.
“The initial story was correct.”
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Way, of Wrexham, North Wales, was last week jailed for 34 months after admitting trying to engage in sexual communication with a child of 14.
He was caught in an online sting by paedophile hunters who set up a fake profile.
Way, who appeared on TV’s Judge Rinder in 2019 and uses the stage name Miss Gin, sent explicit messages and images.
The BBC said: “An earlier version of this story made reference to details not reported in court and has been updated accordingly.”
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