United Kingdom, April 1 -- Scott Mills says he "fully cooperated" with police after being questioned over an allegation of a historic sexual offence.

He made the statement while speaking publicly for the first time on Wednesday (01.04.26) since his dismissal from BBC.

Scott, 53, a long-serving broadcaster on Radio 1 and later Radio 2, was dismissed this week after the BBC said it had received "new information" relating to his "personal conduct".

The allegation, understood to relate to a period between 1997 and 2000, was investigated by police and later dropped due to insufficient evidence.

Scott confirmed he was interviewed under caution in 2018 and that a file was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service, which concluded the threshold...