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Ex-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 Sentence for Indecent Child Images

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Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards given suspended prison sentence

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Malay Mail

Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards avoids jail in child indecency case, handed suspended sentence

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Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards avoids jail over making indecent images of children

The former face of the BBC's flagship news program has avoided jail after admitting to making indecent images of children.

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Disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards spared jail for making indecent images of children

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