Huw Edwards's chilling 1-word response when asked if he wanted sex images of 'child, 14'

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Huw Edwards gave a one-word reply erstwhile asked by convicted paedophile Alex Williams if helium wanted intersexual images of a kid believed to beryllium betwixt 14 and 16 years old, a tribunal has heard.

The disgraced BBC presenter is presently successful a London tribunal waiting for his sentence. Once a starring fig of British broadcasting, Edwards faces superior ineligible consequences aft admitting successful July to possessing 41 indecent images of children.

The tribunal has heard galore shocking details, including the information that immoderate of the images Edwards had received progressive children arsenic young arsenic 7 years old.

During the proceedings astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court, authoritative Ian Hope elaborate an alarming speech from December 2020.

Williams, who had been successful interaction with Edwards, told him via WhatsApp: “I person a record of vids and pics for you of idiosyncratic special.”

Huw Edwards is successful tribunal this greeting (Image: Getty)

Edwards instantly inquired astir the individuality of the person, aft which Williams sent him 3 images, 2 of which intelligibly indicated that the kid was betwixt 14 and 16 years old.

“These 2 were class C indecent images of children successful which the kid was exposing his penis,” Hope explained to the court.

Williams past offered more, asking: "Want maine to nonstop you the afloat file?"

Edwards’ effect was chillingly simple: "Yes xxx."

Williams proceeded to nonstop astir 30 attachments, with astir fractional containing class C indecent images of children.

Edwards' defence barrister Philip Evans KC said "did not summation immoderate gratification" from indecent images.

"He did not store immoderate of those images connected immoderate device", Evans told the court. "He did not usage them for immoderate idiosyncratic gratification and helium did not summation immoderate gratification from those indecent images.

"He did not nonstop them to anyone other onwardly and helium has ne'er sought akin images earlier from immoderate source, and helium has not sought akin images from immoderate different root since."

Despite reports of separation from his woman Vicky Flind, the 63-year-old arrived contiguous wearing his wedding ring. Edwards is understood to person moved retired of his household location since the ungraded erupted.

The ongoing proceeding astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court could either condemnation Edwards, oregon the lawsuit could beryllium referred to a higher court. The imaginable punishments see a three-year jailhouse word oregon a assemblage bid wherever helium has to judge assistance successful a enactment offender rehabilitation programme.