Mistakes are bound to happen in life but when it has to do with people’s image then a sincere apology is one of the right things to do.
BBC News has issued an on-air apology after mistakenly showing an image of Raheem Sterling when reporting on a case about a player arrested over alleged sexual offenses.
During the Thursday morning sports bulletin on the BBC News channel, an image of the Premier League footballer believed to have been used on an unrelated earlier story about his recent club transfer was shown behind sports presenter Mike Bushell while he gave an update on the arrest.
Another presenter later explained the mistake was due to a “technical error” and emphasized that 27-year-old England international Sterling is “wholly unconnected” with the allegations.
At the opening of the channel’s 11 am news segment, they said: “In our sports bulletin earlier, owing to a technical error the wrong picture appeared in connection with a story of a Premier League player arrested over alleged sexual offenses.
“A picture of a different and wholly unconnected player was shown. We apologize for that mistake.”
The BBC said the apology would be repeated in the next sports bulletin on the channel.
Chelsea player; Raheem Sterling, has not made any comment on this yet.
The report was about a player, who has not been named, who was arrested in Barnet, north London, on July 4th over rape allegations against a woman in her 20s in June. He was further arrested while in custody over allegations of raping a different woman in April and June 2021.
The 29-year-old denies the allegations and has been bailed until August.
On Wednesday, a Premier League club, which has also not been named, confirmed it is not currently taking action against the player.