Ex-BBC star Huw Edwards pleads guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children
ok.co.ukHuw Edwards has today (Wednesday 31 July) pleaded guilty to all three counts of making indecent images of children.The former BBC presenter, 62, admitted to having 41 indecent images of children on WhatsApp, seven of which fell under Category A - the most serious classification.
Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard the offences were committed between December 2020 and August 2021. Edwards arrived in court and confirmed his name, date of birth, address, and his guilty pleas at the beginning of the hearing.
After entering his pleas, Edwards sat staring into the distance, with his head tilted slightly upwards, and adjusted his tie as Ian Hope, prosecuting, laid out the case against him.
The court heard that Edwards had been involved in online chat with an adult man on WhatsApp between December 2020 and August 2021, who sent him 377 sexual images, of which 41 were indecent images of children.The bulk of these, 36, were sent during a two-month period.
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