Two of the Midlands’ best-known radio presenters have been charged with child sex offences.
Married couple Tony Wadsworth and Julie Mayer face allegations involving four children.
The pair previously presented Birmingham-based BBC WM’s breakfast show and afternoon drive-time slot.
They also had a late-night programme, broadcast throughout the wider Midlands.
The Wadsworths most recently worked for BBC Leicester but in January it was reported they were off air dealing with “personal issues”.
Fans of the presenters, as well as well-wishers and other listeners, had been asking where they were and expressing concern for them.
Warwickshire Police said Wadsworth, 68, of Old Mill Road, Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, had been charged with five counts of inciting a boy under the age of 16 to commit an act of gross indecency.
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Mayer, 58, of the same address, faces seven counts of the same charge.
They both also face one count of committing an act outraging public decency.
The charges relate to four children, aged between 11 and 15, between 1996 and 1999, Warwickshire Police said.
The couple are due before Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court on May 11.
A BBC spokeswoman said: “We understand the charges do not relate to their conduct or position at the BBC.
“This is an ongoing criminal process and we cannot comment further.”
Wadsworth was based in Birmingham in the 1990s and was appointed programme organiser.
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He joined the WM management team in 1991.
In 2004, former model Mayer revealed she had been diagnosed with skin cancer.
She said: "I just thought of all those times when I went to hot countries and never wore any protection. I was so stupid."
The couple returned to the station last November to help mark its 45th anniversary, hosting a show as part of a “Legends Weekend” of ex-presenters.