Huw Edwards, a prominent British TV presenter known for announcing Queen Elizabeth II's death, has been spared jail time after admitting to charges of possessing indecent images of children. He received a six-month suspended sentence and must undergo rehabilitation programs.
Former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards - who announced the death of the Elizabeth II avoids jail for child abuse image offences.
Edwards leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court after receiving a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years for accessing indecent images of children.A judge at Westminster magistrates’ court said Edwards’s long-earned reputation was “in tatters” as he handed him a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years. Edwards, who was said to have a “low risk” of re-offending, must undergo a 40-day sexual harm treatment program and 25 days’ rehabilitation.
The bulk were “lawful” images of younger-looking adult men but 41 were indecent images of children which were sent to him on WhatsApp – including some showing a victim aged between seven and nine, while most were of 13 to 15-year-olds.After the hearing British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was “really shocked and appalled” by Edwards’s crimes, while the BBC said in a statement their former top paid star had “betrayed not just the BBC, but audiences who put their trust in him”.
Judge Paul Goldspring said: “The loss of your distinguished career and the financial and reputational damage caused are not, in my view, significant mitigating factors, but rather natural consequences of your behaviour which you brought upon yourself.”
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