Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards given six month suspended jail sentence

The disgraced presenter Huw Edwards has avoided prison - getting a six month sentence - suspended for two years - for accessing indecent photos and videos of children, one aged between 7 and 9.

The former face of the BBC also has to complete a 40-day sex offender treatment programme. In July, he admitted viewing 41 indecent images on Whatsapp, including the worst category, A.

Through his lawyer, he apologised for betraying the trust people placed in him.

Clarification: In an earlier version of this report, it was stated in the interview that the age of consent in Nigeria was 11. In fact, it is 18.
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[skycloud]

Hard up women have spent more time behind bars for not being able to pay the tv licence fee. It's a sick world.

[UltramegaMA]

He's not poor enough for a longer sentence.

[grimdicer]

He didn't appear to have "Mental Health Issues" when he was reading the news. Friends in high places?

[SkandalouzStyle]

I think the fact Huw Edwards sent money means he deserves jail!
He didn't just look at pictures, he paid.

[ItsGettingDark-yx]

6 months suspended sentence!? Absolutely disgraceful! Our system is completely broken 🤦‍♂️

[TheOddsEdge]

But you will get 2 years for a mean tweet. Complete joke

[racheljodoin]

People are being jailed for Facebook posts, & this vermin gets no jail time. Disgusting !

[simonsmith]

A neurological condition causing memory loss - sounds like the inability to sweat because of being in the Falklands war

[ruxod]

How is he not in jail what's wrong with this country

[bunbwre]

Just imagine what he would have been given if he shouted at a police dog.

[leonduplessis]

It is really sick that well known people can get away with offensive rules whereas children have to experience this sentence for an indefinite sentence.

[Jim]

What kind of message does this send? The children of this country are far less safe than they were yesterday. Genuinely disturbing if this is considered "justice".

[pionelpessi]

It’s disgusting how people get longer sentences for illegally streaming Saturday 3pm games than this wrong un looking at illegal images of children.

[Behindstage]

Stop saying he didn’t get into Oxford as some sort of justification, it’s ridiculous!

[edwardbaran]

these images/video involved a seven or eight-year-old boy being sexually abused. Edwards described some of the paedophile images as 'amazing'. And our judiciary thinks this is just fine? Our justice system in the UK is utterly utterly broken. I'm just aghast.

[odeode]

Wait, this country jails people who post and repost offensive stuff and he walks out?

[jenniferwatson]

This is totally unacceptable, & the judge should be sharing a cell with him😡😡🤬

[jamaatuu]

Law is for the Poor!! You can’t touch the Rich, end off 😡😤

[JupiterThunder]

Edwards: "I can't remember looking at the photos, M'Lud, so therefore it didn't happen. And I didn't get in to Oxford."
Judge: "Good point old chap, it's a suspended sentence for you then."

[ConstructiveMinds]

Sky News blocks comment section. Must be more influential friends across the board.