Mark Page: Last News

A former Clyde FM presenter used a perverted dating profile to prey on vulnerable children in the Philippines.

Radio 1 DJ Mark Page has been found guilty of trying to arrange the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines.Page was the host of the early weekend Breakfast Show on Radio One between 1983 and 1986, and also worked as the announcer at Middlesbrough FC stadium until he was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of attempting to incite or cause a girl to engage in sexual activity and arranging or facilitating sexual exploitation in the PhilippinesPage denied the allegations but earlier this week, he was found guilty of four charges of arranging the commission of a child sex offence, including two counts of abuse by using a webcam linking his home to the Philippines in 2016, but cleared of one.He was sentenced to twelve years in jail earlier today (March 10).A former Radio 1 DJ has been jailed for 12 years for arranging the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines https://t.co/9rZZl5TRaP— BBC North East and Cumbria (@BBCNEandCumbria) March 10, 2022According to the BBC, Page had his phone, tablet and a computer seized after Facebook monitors raised concerns. During the trial he claimed his devices had been hacked but said he hadn’t mentioned that during interviews with the police, where he gave “no comment” answers, because he was in shock.The Teeside Crown Court heard how Page used charity and business as a cover to meet children as young as 12 between 2016 and 2019.

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Mark Page has been found guilty by a jury for four counts of trying to arrange sex with a child in court on Wednesday 9 March. Page, 63, denied the charges, which consisted of five counts of arranging the commission of a child sex offence. A jury found him guilty of four of those counts.

A former Radio One DJ has been told he must wait a year before he goes on trial charged with child sex offences.