Ex-BBC lead anchor charged with indecent child picture crimes
Former BBC TV news presenter Huw Edwards, a household name in Britain, has been charged with three counts of making indecent pictures of children.
Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards, a household name in Britain, has been charged with three counts of making indecent pictures of children, police said on Monday.
Edwards, 62, was the BBC’s highest paid news presenter and anchored the broadcaster’s "BBC News at Ten" bulletin for more than two decades. He resigned in April.
He has been charged with three counts of making an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child relating to images found on a child’s phone, according to court documents.
"The offences, which are alleged to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022, relate to images shared on a WhatsApp chat," a London police spokesperson said.
"Edwards was arrested on 8 November, 2023. He was charged on Wednesday, 26 June following authorization from the Crown Prosecution Service."
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