He former star presenter of the BBC Huw Edwards62 years old, pleaded guilty on Wednesday before a London court of three charges of “take indecent pictures” of minors between December 2020 and April 2022.
The journalist, well known for In the past, he has led the main coverages of the public channelwas expressionless as he admitted the crimes, which relate to about 37 images shared in WhatsApp conversations during that period.
Edwards is accused of possess six category A images (involving penetrative or sadistic sexual activity); 12 images of category B (of non-penetrative sexual acts) and 19 C-category photographswhich includes all those that do not belong to the previous categories.
The concept of “taking pictures” It is interpreted in English jurisprudence as several different actsfrom downloading a photo to sharing or producing it, according to experts.
Dressed in dark clothes and wearing sunglasses, The defendant arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court flanked by police officersamid great media expectation over a case that has shocked the United Kingdom.
The former BBC star presenter, after pleading guilty to taking indecent photographs of minors.
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Edwards was initially suspended from the BBC in July 2023 following allegations of sexual misconduct revealed in The Sun for which he was not chargedand shortly after He was admitted to a hospital for depression.
The newspaper reported that a presenter of the public channel had paid a person – supposedly a minor – for explicit photos, and Later his wife confirmed that it was him.
In April 2024 the veteran professional He left the public channel “on medical advice”.
As it became known this week, Edwards He was arrested on the new charges in November 2023 and formally charged on June 26..
After his first court appearance, The trial will take place in the coming monthsin which he faces a possible prison sentence.
The Welsh-born journalist He was for years the presenter of the most watched news programme in the BBCleading coverage of the death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the coronation of Charles III.
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