Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children
CBSJUL 15 2024
Former BBC News at Ten presenter Huw Edwards has pled guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children.
Edwards was sent a total of 377 sexually explicit images by an adult male on WhatsApp between Dec. 2020 and Aug. 2021, including 41 containing children. Of the 41 images (in descending order of severity) seven were designated Category A, 12 Category B, and 22 Category C.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Special Prosecutor Claire Brinton stated that the prosecution "sen[t] a clear message" that the CPS and the police "will work to bring justice to those who seek to exploit children."
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