The BBC has spoken out after former news anchor Huw Edwards appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court after being charged with making indecent images of children
In a statement, the corporation said: "We are appalled by his crimes. He has betrayed not just the BBC , but audiences who put their trust in him."
Edwards sat forward with his hands together, pressed against his lips, as Mr Goldspring told him: "The impact of child sexual abuse can be severe and lifelong." Goldspring told Edwards his "reputation is in tatters," while starting his sentencing remarks.
Disgraced news anchor Edwards, 63, was previously charged with making indecent images of children. After Edwards was sentenced, Claire Brinton, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Accessing indecent images of children perpetuates the sexual exploitation of them, which has deep, long-lasting trauma for these victims. The CPS and Metropolitan Police were able to prove that Edwards was receiving illegal images and videos involving children via WhatsApp.
He pleaded guilty to charges of seven Category A, the worst category, 12 Category B, and 22 Category C indecent images of children. On February 2, 2021, the male asked whether what he was sending was too young, in response to which Mr Edwards told him not to send any underage images, the court heard. The indecent images that were sent included seven Category A, the worst, 12 Category B, and 22 Category C.
He sent Edwards 377 images, 41 of which were indecent. The court heard how Edwards replied: "Yes xxx," when he was asked if he wanted sexual images of an individual whose "age could be discerned as being between 14 and 16." Hope added: "From that chat in December 2020, Alex Williams said that he had ‘a file of vids and pics for you of someone special’.
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