BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- The BBC is asking its staff to tone down the tweets. Some of the its 20,000 staff, including well-known personalities have taken to social media to discuss woes with the recent child sex-abuse scandal.

Fran Unsworth, the new head of BBC News, sent out an email urging staff to pull together and advised against playing out the recent scandals on social media.

BBC’s top executive has already resigned. Two more have also temporarily stepped down and others are facing disciplinary proceedings.

Meanwhile, police said Michael Souter, who formerly worked for BBC Radio, was charged with indecent assault and sex offences against boys. The crimes allegedly took place between 1979 and 1999 in Norfolk.

(Source: CNTV.cn)