BBC journalist Arif Ansari to go on trial accused of naming Rotherham grooming victim
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A senior BBC journalist is to go on trial accused of allowing a victim of Rotherham grooming gangs to be identified. Arif Ansari, 43, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with “including information in a news report that was likely to identify a person believed to be the victim of a sexual offence”. Mr Ansari, who is head of news at BBC Asian Network, was issued with a written charge over a news bulletin delivered by a different journalist earlier in the year.
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