US EditionEx-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for indecent child images
- Huw Edwards received a six-month suspended jail sentence for accessing indecent images of children, as young as seven, after pleading guilty to three counts of making such images.
- The judge deemed Edwards' crimes "extremely serious offences" but concluded he did not pose a risk to children.
- Edwards’ barrister, Philip Evans KC, stated his client was "truly sorry" and emphasized that Edwards did not "create" the images in the traditional sense.
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Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards given suspended prison sentence
Former British TV presenter Huw Edwards, the long-time face of the BBC's flagship news program, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday (September 16) after admitting making indecent images of children.
Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards avoids jail in child indecency case, handed suspended sentence
LONDON, Sept 16 — Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards, once one of the most trusted and recognisable faces on British TV, yesterday avoided jail at his sentencing over indecent pictures of children, capping a stunning fall from grace. The 63-year-old presenter was instead handed a six-month sentence, suspended for two years, meaning he will not serve any time in prison if he does not reoffend. Edwards guided Britons through some of their country’s most se…
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