The Media & Their Narratives.

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As @"F2d5thCav"#97 said, it is Huw Edwards who done the deed. His wife just came
out and made a statement.

"In light of the recent reporting regarding the 'BBC Presenter' I am making this statement on behalf
of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family.
I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children.

"Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated
for severe depression in recent years. "The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters,
he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving in-patient hospital care where he'll stay
for the foreseeable future."

'...Huw Edwards is in hospital with "serious mental health issues", his wife says, as she named him as the
BBC presenter at the centre of allegations. His wife Vicky Flind said she was issuing a statement on his
behalf after days of speculation "primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our
children".

The Sun has claimed he paid a young person for sexually explicit images. The Met Police says Edwards,
61, will not face any police action. The family statement said the news presenter intends to respond to the
allegations personally when he is well enough...'

BBC:

The old 'Mental Health' routine.

Dear Huw, the well-paid employee of Auntie BeeB got a six-month prison sentence... suspended for two years.

Edwards given suspended jail term for abuse images



'Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a six-month prison sentence,
suspended for two years, after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children.

The court heard that among a number of WhatsApp exchanges with a man later convicted of
sex offences, Edwards was offered “naughty” images of somebody described as "yng (sic)",
to which he replied "go on". He will be placed on the sex offenders' register for seven years.

In July, the former newsreader admitted having 41 images, which were sent to him on WhatsApp
– including some showing a victim aged between seven and nine. During his sentencing at
Westminster Magistrates’ Court he was also told to attend a sex offender treatment programme.
Edwards was sent images by a 25-year-old convicted sex offender called Alex Williams.

The court heard that in another exchange with Williams, Edwards replied "yes" followed by three
'X's when asked whether he wanted sexual images of a person whose "age could be discerned
as being between 14 and 16".

He responded to Williams with: "Amazing". The court heard he was also sent a link with more
images, then discussed buying Williams a Christmas present. Two months later, after yet another
exchange, Edward told Williams: "Don't send anything underage", however this was not the last
contact Edwards had with Williams.

The judge sentencing him remarked that the former broadcaster's "long-earned reputation" was
"in tatters". A BBC spokesperson said the corporation was "appalled" by Edwards' crimes.
"He has betrayed not just the BBC, but audiences who put their trust in him.”

Edwards pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. Under the law,
images can mean photos or clips. The chief magistrate, District Judge Paul Goldspring, accepted
Edwards’ submission that he did not make or create the images in the conventional sense, and
instead met the legal definition of doing so by opening them on WhatsApp.

The court previously heard that Edwards sent hundreds of pounds to Williams after he sent him
pornographic images. While most of the images were of adult men, a significant proportion of
the images were of children. Of the 377 images, 41 were indecent images, which means they
were underage.

The court heard that the Category A images Edwards was in possession of were mostly children
aged 13-15. One child was aged between seven and nine. The offences were committed between
December 2020 and August 2021.

Williams first contacted Edwards in 2018 via Instagram, and has since been convicted and sentenced
for distribution and possession of indecent images of children – and it was during that investigation
that Edwards’ involvement was revealed, the court heard. Throughout the hearing, Edwards sat leaning
forward, his hands clasped in front of his mouth, elbows propped on his thighs.

Summing up the case, the judge said there was no evidence that Edwards did anything further with
the images he received from Williams. The court heard Edwards had not directly paid for the images,
but that there was a clear inference that Williams would request gifts and presents after sending them,
and that Edwards had sent money, described by the prosecution as amounting to around £1,000 to
£1,500...' (More In Link)

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