https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/world/europe/huw-edwards-bbc-guilty.htmlHuw Edwards, who left the BBC in April after many years leading the British national broadcaster’s coverage of major events, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three offenses involving indecent images of children.
Mr. Edwards, 62, admitted to accessing illegal images through messages on WhatsApp.
The guilty plea marks a stunning fall for the television anchor, who presented the BBC’s flagship 10 p.m. newscast and was a familiar face in many British households. In 2022, he announced to the nation that Queen Elizabeth II had died, and he presided over coverage of her funeral and the subsequent coronation of King Charles III.
Sharing or possessing indecent images of someone under 18 is a crime in Britain. Mr. Edwards is charged with “making” such images, which in English law can refer to such actions as downloading, accessing, receiving or storing indecent images, according to the Crown Prosecution Service, Britain’s public prosecutor.
