Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children

The former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards has been charged with making indecent images of children, allegedly between 2020 and 2022. The Metropolitan police said Mr Edwards would appear in court on Wednesday. We’re outside the BBC with the details.
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[xav]

It's no SHOCK. The BBC gave us Harris, Savile and many others...

[monkefoahead]

Get rid of the BBC.there is something seriously wrong at their organization.

[jeanwood]

The BBC is riddled with people like this .

[MB-zycm]

They hid Saville for decades! Disgraceful. Doesn't surprise me..they protect their own!🙄

[the_heart_knows]

BBC literally rewarding him for harming children

[suegriffiths]

I gave up on the BBC 16 years ago. Pleased to hear 1/2 million more have cancelled their licences in the last year.

[TrevorCoult_MC]

The fact that the BBC gave him a £40K pay rise recently proves why we want the BBC defunded m.

[ayselyule]

Making indecent Hope they actually give him a He reads the news for god's sake how can they justify paying him that much.... This country really needs to sort it's self out....

[njeqofz]

BBC pays and employs such people?? with public money all licence should be refunded back.

[mark.lawrence]

he got a pay rise of £40k... whilst not working...

what a beautiful organisation the bbc are... do people not get it yet?

[sebb]

Resigned on medical advice. Resigning because of getting caught noncing is not medical advice..

[sptvids]

Why is he still being paid? Disgusting

[KB-uufy]

Yet still getting paid by the BBC and still got a bonus payment too, supposedly

[vjab]

Anyone with an ounce of sense will Cancel their unjust and unfair BBC TV TAX. There is NO NEED at all to have this today in the UK it is OUTDATED.

[Redforever]

I am shocked a BBC employee would be involved in anything like this. Surely not!

[ANT]

Wow… is every famous person secretly like this?

[ptatpc]

The ‘mental health’ card is always a good one to play. Nice one.

[richardsmegma]

Will play the mental health card to the max in order to avoid jail time ...

[gooderspitman]

But doesn’t lose any of his wages, whilst being suspended

[davidfoster]

I'm guessing that he got his £40I pay rise, even though not working, was because his retirement pension will be based on his final The BBC couldn't be seen to give him a "pay off" but this way they can "gift" him.
Sickening.