In a statement posted on his Instagram in May, Pernice said he rejected the accusations and wanted to clear his name and was “cooperating fully” with an ongoing “BBC investigation”.
“Those who have followed my journey on Strictly Come Dancing over the last decade will know that I am passionate and competitive,” wrote the 33-year-old, who has been a professional on the dancing show since 2015. “No-one is more ambitious for my dance partners than me.
“I have always striven to help them be the very best dancers they can be. This has always come from a place of love and wanting to win – for me and my dance partners.”
Professional dancer Graziano Di Prima confirmed last weekend that he was leaving the BBC show after claims about his treatment of reality star Zara McDermott when they competed together last year.
Di Prima, 30, said in a statement that he deeply regretted “the events that led to my departure from Strictly”.
Earlier in the week his spokesman Mark Borkowski told the PA news agency that he had been left “in a very vulnerable state” after “the deluge of commentary, too often without context or nuance”.
In a social media post, former Love Island star McDermott said she had “wrestled with the fear of opening up”, fearing “public backlash” and “victim shaming”.
She added that she had spoken “candidly” about her time on the show to the BBC.
On July 16 the BBC said it would introduce measures to “strengthen welfare and support” on the show, including a chaperone who will be present “at all times” during training room rehearsals.
A BBC spokesman told The Sun on Sunday: “The BBC does not comment on specific matters related to individuals. Anyone involved in a complaint has a right to confidentiality and fair process.
“The BBC has duties of care to everyone – to those that have raised the complaint and to those that have been complained about.”