I was groomed by Huw Edwards as a schoolboy – he called me ‘big boy’ then dropped me when I didn’t give what he wanted

A YOUNG antheral who claims helium was groomed by Huw Edwards arsenic a teen says that the disgraced prima called him "big boy" earlier dropping him without hesitation.

Emyr, not his existent name, has accused the shamed ex-broadcaster of behaving inappropriately towards him portion helium was a sixth signifier student.

Emyr claims Edwards tried to groom him arsenic an 18-year-old aft seeing him execute successful his schoolhouse azygous earlier offering him a idiosyncratic circuit of BBC HQ.

Edwards, 63, asked the starstruck sixth erstwhile to travel him connected Instagram and sent him suggestive messages calling him "babe" and "big boy".

The teenage pupil was past invited by the erstwhile newsreader to the BBC’s office successful London successful portion of a signifier of "grooming" behaviour.

And Emyr has blasted BBC bosses for allowing Edwards escaped reign of the newsroom and not having further checks successful spot for visitors' safety.

The erstwhile BBC News astatine 10 presenter pleaded blameworthy to making indecent images of children successful September 2024.

But dad-of-five Edwards, escaped with a suspended jailhouse term after helium paid £1,500 for images and videos helium branded “amazing”, including 1 of a kid aged betwixt 7 and nine.

These caller allegations are not associated with the transgression case.

Speaking to existent affairs programme Y Byd ar Bedwar - the World connected Four connected S4C, Channel 4 successful Wales - Emyr said: "People similar him judge they tin bash immoderate they want, and maltreatment their power."

Emyr said helium met Edwards erstwhile performing successful his schoolhouse azygous astatine a assemblage performance wherever Edwards was the compère.

He said: "He came up to maine astatine the extremity of the nighttime to accidental hello. He said that the show was good, that I was precise talented and that helium wanted to link with me.”

Emyr alleges that Edwards told him to travel him connected Instagram and that helium could assistance him with his euphony career.

"He asked maine if I wanted to conscionable him successful London and person a circuit of the BBC, wherever I could conscionable a fewer contacts.”

Awestruck Emyr - not his existent sanction - accepted the invitation and was fixed a idiosyncratic circuit of the newsroom wherever helium was introduced to BBC workers arsenic a “friend” of the newsreader who had a “musical talent”.

Emyr said helium was promised opportunities to execute astatine concerts successful London, but this ne'er happened and would connection backmost and distant with Edwards connected Instagram.

In those messages, the broadcaster, who was astir 40 years older than Emyr, would nonstop kisses and hearts emojis successful his messages, arsenic good arsenic calling him “babe” and “big boy”.

Emyr initially thought Edwards' connection was "banterous" but aboriginal realised it was thing much sinister.

"He was trying to flirt. It was immoderate benignant of grooming communication," helium said.

But aft a fewer months and Emyr not returning the flirtatious messages their connection stopped and Edwards unfollowed him.

Emyr said: "He conscionable mislaid involvement successful me. I don’t deliberation I gave him what helium was looking for."

'COMPLETELY DISGUSTING'

He believes that the broadcaster abused the powerfulness helium held arsenic 1 of the BBC’s astir salient presenters.

Emyr added: "People similar him deliberation that they tin bash immoderate they want, and maltreatment their power.”

"I consciousness precise bittersweet for the radical who person been affected worse than me. I consciousness fortunate successful a way. It’s wholly disgusting.”

Several erstwhile colleagues of Huw Edwards confirmed that they had seen the presenter giving tours of the gathering to radical who did not enactment astatine the BBC.

However, they added that this would not person seemed inappropriate astatine the time.

Huw Edwards did not respond to Y Byd ar Bedwar’s petition for a response.

Emyr besides questioned whether the BBC had capable checks successful spot to support him erstwhile helium visited the company’s gathering with the presenter.

"Just due to the fact that I was with Huw Edwards, I could locomotion successful without a problem. I don’t retrieve anyone asking maine wherefore I was there.

"There should beryllium immoderate benignant of process oregon nonrecreational crushed for idiosyncratic to participate the building.”

The BBC said they person commissioned an autarkic review to fortify their workplace culture.

They added that they person “strict extortion policies are successful place” and if anyone contacted them straight with a concern, they would beryllium “considered cautiously successful enactment with their Complaints Framework”.

A spokesperson added: “We person been wide that we are appalled by Huw Edwards’ crimes. He has betrayed not conscionable the BBC, but audiences who enactment their spot successful him.”

The afloat documentary connected Huw Edwards volition aerial contiguous astatine 8pm connected S4C.