Huw Edwards: Paedophile who sent ex-BBC presenter indecent images of children

The antheral who sent Huw Edwards indecent images of children has been pictured arsenic the BBC presenter attends tribunal for his sentencing this morning.

Edwards admitted to possession and organisation of class A, B, and C images and possession of prohibited images of children.

He faces a maximum of 10 years down bars aft pleading guilt to 3 counts of making indecent images of children

Edwards was pictured arriving astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected Monday arsenic helium waits to spot if helium volition beryllium fixed situation clip for his offence.

The disgraced erstwhile presenter received the indecent images from 25-year-old Alex Williams via Whatsapp.

He sent Edwards 41 indecent images involving children arsenic young arsenic seven.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that Williams besides pleaded blameworthy to possessing and distributing class A, B, and C images arsenic good arsenic possessing prohibited images of children.

He received a 12-month suspended condemnation astatine Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court successful March.

The probe into Edwards was launched aft officers looked done a telephone arsenic portion of an unrelated investigation.

South Wales Police recovered the WhatsApp speech betwixt Edwards and Williams wherever indecent images were shared.

Williams reportedly fled his household location erstwhile it became nationalist that helium was progressive successful an probe into Edwards.

Philip Evans KC, defending Edwards, said connected Monday: "There's nary proposition successful this lawsuit that Mr Edwards has... successful the accepted consciousness of the word, created immoderate representation of immoderate sort."

Mr Evans added that Edwards "did not support immoderate images, did not nonstop immoderate to anyone else, and did not and has not sought akin images from anyplace else".

The erstwhile BBC presenter is improbable to person a custodial sentence.

Ian Hope, prosecuting, told the court: "Although the behaviour successful the lawsuit amounts to nary much than conscionable opening the images, it is fundamentally treated arsenic a signifier of possession."

He added that a suspended condemnation is imaginable due to the fact that of Edwards' blameworthy plea, his erstwhile bully character, documented intelligence wellness issues, and his "genuine remorse".

In a connection issued aft Edwards was charged, the BBC said: "The constabulary person confirmed that the charges are not connected to the archetypal ailment raised with the BBC successful the summertime of 2023, nevertheless successful the interests of transparency we deliberation it important to acceptable retired immoderate points astir events of the past year. In November 2023, whilst Mr Edwards was suspended, the BBC arsenic his leader astatine the clip was made alert successful assurance that helium had been arrested connected suspicion of superior offences and released connected bail whilst the constabulary continued their investigation. At the time, nary charges had been brought against Mr Edwards and the BBC had besides been made alert of important hazard to his health

"Today we person learnt of the decision of the constabulary process successful the details arsenic presented to the court. If astatine immoderate constituent during the play Mr Edwards was employed by the BBC helium had been charged, the BBC had determined it would enactment instantly to disregard him. In the end, astatine the constituent of complaint helium was nary longer an worker of the BBC. During this period, successful the accustomed way, the BBC has kept its firm absorption of these issues abstracted from its autarkic editorial functions. We privation to reiterate our daze astatine Mr Edwards’ actions and our thoughts stay with each those affected."