Man accuses Huw Edwards of 'trying to groom him' while he was still at school

By Grace Piercy, News Reporter

A antheral has accused Huw Edwards of trying to groom him (Image: Getty)

A antheral has accused Huw Edwards of “trying to groom him” portion helium was inactive astatine school.

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

The young antheral was 18 erstwhile helium says the erstwhile BBC News astatine Ten presenter sent him “suggestive messages” and invited him to sojourn the BBC headquarter’s successful London.

Speaking anonymously connected S4C’s existent affairs programme, Y Byd ar Bedwar, Emyr spoke of however the brace archetypal met astatine a assemblage performance wherever Edwards was the compère, and Emyr was performing successful his schoolhouse uniform.

"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."

Huw Edwards pleaded blameworthy to making indecent images of children successful 2024 (Image: Getty )

Emyr alleges that the broadcaster told him that helium could assistance him with his euphony vocation and they followed eachother connected Instagram, wherever they began to chat.

Edwards would often telephone the teen “babe” and “big boy”, attaching hearts and kisses to the ends of his messages.

"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," Emyr claimed.

He added that helium accepted the invitation and was walked astir the newsroom by Edwards, being introduced to his colleagues arsenic a “friend” who had a “musical talent”.

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

He says helium was promised opportunities to execute astatine concerts successful London, which ne'er happened.

Emyr thought that Edwards’ was being "banterous", but upon reflection, helium present sees their connection arsenic inappropriate.

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

Emyr said the messages betwixt them stopped aft a fewer months and Edwards unfollowed him.

"He conscionable mislaid involvement successful me," helium added. "I don’t deliberation I gave him what helium was looking for. People similar him judge 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."

Huw Edwards did not respond to Y Byd ar Bedwar’s petition for a response. Edwards, 63, pleaded blameworthy to making indecent images of children successful September 2024.