Timeline of Huw Edwards Scandal
- The timeline outlines various allegations and crimes associated with former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards, spanning over a four-year period.
- The report details the implications of these allegations on Edwards' career and public image.
- As the scandal unfolds, it raises questions about media accountability and the impact on victims.
Former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The court heard that in February 2021, Edwards advised another individual, Alex Williams, against sending underage images, yet continued to receive explicit content, including a category A film featuring a young boy in August 2021. This case gained public attention following a front-page story in The Sun, where a mother alleged that an unnamed BBC presenter had paid their child tens of thousands of pounds for explicit photos to fund a drug addiction. The allegations against Edwards were initially reported to the BBC in May 2023 but only reached senior management and Edwards himself in July. His wife publicly identified him as the presenter at the center of the allegations. Edwards was arrested after a phone seized during an unrelated investigation revealed his involvement in WhatsApp exchanges with Williams, although the timeline of these events remains unclear. In a related case, Alex Williams, 25, received a 12-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing indecent images of children. The BBC has since apologized to the family of the young person involved in the allegations stemming from The Sun's report. Despite Edwards' arrest in November for serious charges, BBC Director General Tim Davie defended the decision not to terminate his employment, revealing that Edwards' salary had increased to between £475,000 and £479,999 for the fiscal year 2023-2024.