Shared indecent images of children with ex-BBC presenter.

Huw Edwards, former BBC presenter, has been convicted of possessing indecent images of children.

The Metropolitan Police revealed the man who shared these images with Edwards was Alex Williams, a 25-year-old convicted paedophile. Williams pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing category A, B, and C images, as well as prohibited images of children, and was sentenced to a suspended 12-month jail term in March 2023.

Edwards admitted to possessing 41 indecent images of children on his WhatsApp, including seven of the most serious category. The court heard that Edwards had been involved in online chat with Williams between December 2020 and August 2021, during which Williams sent him 377 sexual images, including the indecent images of children.

Edwards pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children at Westminster Magistrates' Court on July 31, 2023. He was bailed and will be sentenced on September 16.

The BBC issued a statement expressing shock at Edwards' actions and stating that they would have dismissed him immediately had he been charged while employed by the BBC.

Edwards' lawyer stated that his client had not created any of the images and had not sent any to others. He had only received the images through a WhatsApp chat and had not sought similar images elsewhere.