Man in Spider-Man mask scales London headquarters in apparent protest against paedophile sculptor
A controversial statue by the paedophile sculptoron the front of the BBC’s headquarters has been struck with a hammer in an apparent protest, the broadcaster has announced.
Gill was one of the most prominent early 20th-century British artists and designers until his death in 1940. But his diaries, published posthumously, revealed heThe Metropolitan police said it was called at 4.15am on Saturday to reports of a man who climbed scaffolding and was damaging a sculpture. By 7am, the man was reportedly seen leaning against some scaffolding and shouting at a police officer.
in 1933, shortly after the building opened. It sits above the Regent Street entrance and is considered an integral part of the Grade II*-listed building.the onset of the restoration work was beyond the pale. “It’s abhorrent that an evil man who confessed to sexually abusing his daughters, sisters and his dog should be celebrated in this way – it should be torn down.”