celeb news Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children

[Burn]

What the ****.

 

For ATRLers unfamiliar with him, he's one of the most recognisable faces in the UK news who has covered many significant events including royal weddings, the coronation, elections and infamously broke the news of Queen Elizabeth II's death:

 

 

Edited July 29 by Burn

[Gwendolyn]

To think I was defending this man when it came out makes me so ******* ill, jesus christ.

[glitch]

Omg? I thought he was just buying pics off someone on onlyfans  Disgusting if true.

 

They kept that secret well if he was arrested all the way back in November last year and it's only just coming out now...

Edited July 29 by glitch

[Burn]

According to the charge sheet, Edwards is accused of having six category A images, 12 category B pictures and 19 category C photographs on WhatsApp. From between December 2020 to April 2022.

 

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Category A – Images involving penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity with an animal or sadism

Category B – Images involving non-penetrative sexual activity

Category C – Indecent images not falling in categories A or B

 

[ICLDXU4HS]

He looks like the type. 

[feelslikeadream]

What does "making" mean? Like digital manipulation/Photoshop?

[SoldierofLove]

8 minutes ago, Burn said:

According to the charge sheet, Edwards is accused of having six category A images, 12 category B pictures and 19 category C photographs on WhatsApp. From between December 2020 to April 2022.

 

 

 

He deserves what Wendy said. 
 

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Edwards is a Christian and is a weekly churchgoer. Source

If I speak… 

 

[Burn]

4 minutes ago, feelslikeadream said:

What does "making" mean? Like digital manipulation/Photoshop?

Definition from the UK Crown Prosecution Service website:

 

"To make" has been widely interpreted by the courts and can include the following:

• opening an attachment to an email containing an image
• downloading an image from a website onto a computer screen
• storing an image in a directory on a computer
• accessing a *****graphic website in which indecent images appeared by way of automatic "pop-up" mechanism
• receiving an image via social media, even if unsolicited and even if part of a group
• live-streaming images of children

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/indecent-and-prohibited-images-children

[Almodusa]

 the queen death announcer 

[Dera]

6 minutes ago, feelslikeadream said:

What does "making" mean? Like digital manipulation/Photoshop?

the news article is so vague. 

 

guess we will have to wait for the court proceedings to understand?

[pisuke]

What's with the BBC and all these pedos? 

[RideOrDie]

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Edwards is a Christian and is a weekly churchgoer. 

Edited July 29 by RideOrDie

[Princess Aurora]

 

[What_A_Mess]

Not surprised. He has that look. I think most straight guys would go for underaged girls to be honest if it was legal.

[Janet]

1 hour ago, What_A_Mess said:

Not surprised. He has that look. I think most straight guys would go for underaged girls to be honest if it was legal.

He was talking to boys

[Sannie]

4 hours ago, Burn said:

According to the charge sheet, Edwards is accused of having six category A images, 12 category B pictures and 19 category C photographs on WhatsApp. From between December 2020 to April 2022.

 

 

So wait... each of these have to do with children? So Category A is content with children and animals?

 

3 hours ago, Burn said:

Definition from the UK Crown Prosecution Service website:

 

"To make" has been widely interpreted by the courts and can include the following:

• opening an attachment to an email containing an image
• downloading an image from a website onto a computer screen
• storing an image in a directory on a computer
• accessing a *****graphic website in which indecent images appeared by way of automatic "pop-up" mechanism
• receiving an image via social media, even if unsolicited and even if part of a group
• live-streaming images of children

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/indecent-and-prohibited-images-children

These are insane. So basically someone sending you something and you opening it without knowing about it or a website forcing a pop up on you can get you in legal trouble?  

[Burn]

He's pleaded guilty.

 

 

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The category A images - the most serious kind - were mostly of children aged 13 to 15, the court heard.

 

But there were two moving images of a young child, possibly aged between seven and nine years old, according to prosecutors.

[The7thStranger]

Disgusting. Moving images of children aged seven and nine...

 

Let's just hope the police gets this one right. After the disaster that was Operation Yewtree, I hope they are actually targeting people who truly are guilty.

[Joesuxx]

On 7/29/2024 at 9:12 PM, Sannie said:

So wait... each of these have to do with children? So Category A is content with children and animals?

 

These are insane. So basically someone sending you something and you opening it without knowing about it or a website forcing a pop up on you can get you in legal trouble?  

If you don't declare it then sure. Why download something you believe to be CP? The fact he then distributed these images via WhatsApp is horrendous. 
 

The Beeb claim they didn't know and I think that might true. He received a forty thousand pound rise last year despite being suspended. They continued paying it until he resigned in April so I'm guessing they found out some time around then. How he kept this secret from them the entire time is wild. I'm so disappointed in him, he always bought a sense of humanity to his broadcasts and it turns out he's just another monster from the bbc. 

[Joesuxx]

2 hours ago, Burn said:

He's pleaded guilty.

 

 

When they say moving images I assume they mean a gif? 

[Mr.X]

On 7/29/2024 at 9:12 PM, Sannie said:

So wait... each of these have to do with children? So Category A is content with children and animals?

 

These are insane. So basically someone sending you something and you opening it without knowing about it or a website forcing a pop up on you can get you in legal trouble?  

There are quite a few of them. The whole 'I opened them by mistake' doesnt really wash here.

[HRHCOLLECTION]

It's insane to me how many famous names are into such crazy stuff 

[NextBish90]

What can I say? Jail! Now!

[Vegvisir]

1 hour ago, HRHCOLLECTION said:

It's insane to me how many famous names are into such crazy stuff 

I mean.. it happens all the time, you just hear about it when the pedos are famous.

[glitch]

Disgusting.

 

I wonder if there'll be rioting and vandalism against pubs with an old white male demographic now?