Not getting the whole story here I suspect.

If his evidence was rejected and he was still acquitted, where is the problem, or am I missing something?

'According to BBC records seen by Dame Janet, I was allegedly interviewed about the girls' diary before her death in 1971 by a very senior figure at the BBC, Bill Cotton Jr. I was also, supposedly, interviewed by Brian Neill QC as part of his report in to the Payola scandal at the BBC.
'I have repeatedly told Dame Janet and the BBC I was never interviewed by either man in this context and the BBC records are either very vague or have, conveniently, disappeared.'

9.55 Approximately 10 days after Mrs McAlpine’s complaint, Mr Preston confirmed to Mr Derrick that, a few days earlier, A7 had been interviewed by the Head of Light Entertainment Group, Television (Mr Cotton) and had flatly denied what had been alleged. Mr Preston, however, recorded a note of concern, “For my part, I must accept the situation, although I would be less than fair if I were not to record that his [A7’s] recollection of [date redacted] does not agree with the first thoughts of his agent”. Mr Preston did not specify in what respects A7’s account had differed from the agent’s first thoughts, given over the telephone. Further, the BBC papers do not contain a note of A7’s interview by Mr Cotton and Mr Preston and, as the rest of the file appears to be intact, I infer that no note was taken.

9.56 The Savile investigation interviewed A7 in 2013. He told us that all he remembered was being called by his agent just before the News of the World article came out to be told that the article was going to be printed and that his name was in Claire McAlpine’s diary. He remembers being told by his agent that, in addition to his name, there were other showbusiness names in the diary, including the name of Frank Sinatra, and remembers the diary being described by his agent as “ridiculous”. In our interview, A7 denied that he was ever made aware that a complaint had been made against him and also denied that he was ever interviewed by Mr Cotton and/or Mr Preston. He said that this was not a lapse of memory on his part; the interview had not taken place. It was pointed out to him that, if indeed there had been no interview, it was strange that Mr Preston should have written this memorandum and should have recorded his concern about the disparity between the account given by A7 at the interview and that given earlier by his agent. A7 could offer no explanation for this and said that he was “mystified”. Later, through his solicitor, A7 accepted that I might well prefer the documentary evidence to his recollection on these issues. I do prefer that evidence and think that A7 was interviewed and denied the allegation. There was no other investigation.

9.57 For the sake of completeness, I should make it clear at this stage that I have not attempted to make any judgment about the allegation involving A7 and Claire McAlpine. The question does not fall within my Terms of Reference. My legitimate interest in this matter relates only to what can be inferred about the BBC’s culture and practices from the way in which the matter was investigated by the BBC.

Hats off to everything Nina is saying on the Jeremy Vine show.

Well done her! It's exactly what everyone is thinking

Really?

I don't think many people know enough of the facts surrounding this to form an educated opinion.

http://downloads.bbci.co.uk/bbctrust/as ... gation.pdf

The quotes above start at page 513, but there is more context a few pages before.

A7 - A celebrity who was the subject of a complaint from Vera McAlpine that he had seduced her daughter, Claire McAlpine, after a recording of Top of the Pops

Tony is suing the beeb and has started a personal defamation suit against Tony Hall. He wouldn't go to all that trouble if he was in the wrong.