Huw Edwards arrives at court to be sentenced for indecent images offences

Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has arrived at court ahead of his sentencing hearing for accessing indecent images of children as young as seven.

He previously admitted three charges of “making” indecent photographs after he was sent 41 illegal images by convicted paedophile Alex Williams over WhatsApp.

Edwards was spotted pulling a suitcase behind him as he arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court wearing a blue cardigan and flanked by his legal team.

As he entered the court building, the veteran broadcaster looked sternly at photographers who were stationed close to the entrance.

Seven of the indecent images shared with Edwards by Williams were of the most serious type.

Of those images, the estimated age of most of the children was between 13 and 15, but one was aged between seven and nine.

Edwards’ case could be sent to crown court for sentencing if the presiding district judge decides they do not have appropriate powers to sentence the broadcaster on Monday.

Williams was charged in relation to his WhatsApp chat with Edwards and was convicted of seven offences following an investigation by South Wales Police – receiving a 12-month suspended sentence.

The final indecent image was sent in August 2021, a category A film featuring a young boy, with convicted paedophile Williams telling the newsreader the child was “quite young looking” and that he had more images which were illegal.

Overall the charges cover a period between December 2020 and August 2021.

Huw Edwards in court to be sentenced for receiving sexual images of children

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