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Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for accessing indecent images of children

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Huw Edwards, a 63-year-old former BBC anchor, pleaded guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children. He was sentenced to a six-month prison term suspended for two years. Edwards admitted to viewing 41 indecent images of children as young as seven. The charges were made in July, and he was sentenced in September. Edwards' reputation and career are reportedly in tatters as a result of the scandal. He was also ordered to complete a 40-day sex offender treatment program. The sentencing hearing was told that Edwards would be at risk of "considerable harm" and suicide if he were to be jailed.

  1. GB
    BBC
    1. We are appalled by [Huw Edwards's] crimes. He has betrayed not just the BBC, but audiences who put their trust in him.
  2. GB
    Crown Prosecution Service
    1. On 19 February 2021, Alex Williams asked: 'Is the stuff I'm sending too young for you?' The next response from Mr Edwards is dated 22 February 2021 saying: 'Don't send underage.'
  3. GB
    Claire Brinton
    Crown Prosecution Service
    1. Accessing indecent images of children perpetuates the sexual exploitation of them, which has deep, long-lasting trauma for these victims.
  4. GB
    Ian Hope
    Crown Prosecution Service
    1. From that chat in December 2020, Alex Williams said that he had 'a file of vids and pics for you of someone special,'
  5. GB
    Keir Starmer
    Labour Party
    1. I'm really shocked in relation to the Huw Edward's case, really shocked and appalled as I'm sure everybody who has read or looked at it is. As far as the sentence is concerned, I mean, that is for the court to decide, having looked at all the available evidence.
  6. GB
    Paul Goldspring
    Westminster Magistrates' Court
    1. I accept you told the individual who sent the images not to send images of people who were underage, but only at a later stage. That is not from the beginning.
    2. It is not an exaggeration to say your long-earned reputation is in tatters.
  7. GB
    Philip Evans
    1. He recognises the repugnant nature of such indecent images and the hurt that is done to those who appear in such images.
    2. He didn't use them for any personal gratification and he didn't gain any gratification from those indecent images.

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sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.The Times
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.ABC News (Australia)
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.BBC

perspectives

  1. 1.Scandal
  2. 2.Sexual Aggression
  3. 3.News media
  4. 4. Pedophilia
  5. 5.UK under Boris Johnson

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB

organizations

  1. 1.Westminster Magistrates' Court
  2. 2.WhatsAppUS
  3. 3.Crown Prosecution ServiceGB
  4. 4.InstagramUS
  5. 5.Nightingale HospitalGB

persons

  1. 1.Huw Edwards
  2. 2.Paul GoldspringGB
  3. 3.Ian HopeGB
  4. 4.Philip EvansGB
  5. 5.Queen Elizabeth IIGB
  6. 6.Claire BrintonGB
  7. 7.Kate MiddletonGB
  8. 8.Keir StarmerGB
  9. 9.Tim Davie
  10. 10.Prince WilliamGB
Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for accessing indecent images of children