BBC criticised for giving Ian Maxwell airtime to defend sister Ghislaine

Brother protested her innocence of sex offences in five-minute interview on Radio 4's Today programme

The BBC has faced further complaints over its coverage of Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls after an interview with her brother on Radio 4's flagship news programme.

Ian Maxwell made the case for his sister's innocence on the Today programme, casting doubt on the testimony from victims and detailing plans for an appeal while Ghislaine awaits sentencing for trafficking young girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse between 1994 and 2004.