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BBC Admits It Was Aware Huw Edwards Had Been Arrested Five Months Before He Quit


The BBC has made a Huw Edwards statement after he pled guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.

The BBC has admitted it knew Huw Edwards had been arrested over making indecent images of children five months before he left the corporation on “medical advice” in April 2024. Meanwhile, one of the BBC’s top presenters took a swipe seemingly at Edwards for using his poor mental health as a mitigating factor for any potential sentencing. Nicky Campbell posted around an hour ago: “And if mental health was mitigation for every custodial crime the prisons wouldn’t be at bursting point.

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