Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC, the corporation has said.
The BBC said it was “on medical advice”.
It comes nine months after he faced allegations over explicit images.
Edwards, who was the BBC’s highest-earning newsreader, was accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit pictures.
A BBC spokesperson said: “Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC. After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors.
“The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will allow all parties to move forward. We don’t believe it appropriate to comment further.”
In February, the BBC apologised to the family at the centre of those allegations over the way it handled their complaint.
The corporation was accused of not responding quickly enough to complaints from the family of the young person involved.
The family claimed it took seven weeks for those allegations of inappropriate behaviour to be put to Edwards.
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