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Huw Edwards Sentencing

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JoyousPinkPeer · 16/09/2024 08:33

Will Huw get a worse/lighter sentencing today because of his fame?

YABU ... Worse sentence
YANBU ... Lighter setence

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dangandblast · 16/09/2024 20:45

I genuinely hope he suffers. Vile, vile man.

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 20:45

crumblingschools · 16/09/2024 20:36

What do you think should have happened @ncforcatquestion

It should have went to trial

AGirlInACountrySong · 16/09/2024 20:48

@ncforcatquestion how could it be a trial?

Efacsen · 16/09/2024 20:48

Efacsen · 16/09/2024 20:42

It's being circulated on twitter and it's from July 2023 - no evidence that he's in hospital now

Apologies - that's a different story on twitter

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 20:51

AGirlInACountrySong · 16/09/2024 20:48

@ncforcatquestion how could it be a trial?

Did he have intent ? He needed to address that clearly

MereDintofPandiculation · 16/09/2024 20:52

How did that minister's wife serve time for accepting his driving offence when he was driving? What on earth is wrong with our judiciary system that minor offences get a custodial sentence yet poor old Huw gets away with it?! Perverting the course of justice is not a minor crime. Making the justice system work, making it so the offender stands trial and can’t get anyone to stand in for them, underpins the whole justice system. If the justice system fails, paedophiles, murderers etc will not get their just desserts.

AGirlInACountrySong · 16/09/2024 20:52

Eh? He pleaded guilty....so no trial

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 21:22

I think he's an idiot for pleading guilty to making indecent images because it technically means here that he opened one on whatsapp

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 21:24

And that's why he's denying his guilt at the same time and treating it like he can rectify it and apologise. \he doesn't seem to get what's going on

YellowphantGrey · 16/09/2024 21:24

AGirlInACountrySong · 16/09/2024 20:42

Why was he agreeing to have 'naughty pics' sent to him ?? Why not just log on to one of the many porn sites?

Probably had the arrogance to think he would get away with it.

Oh wait, he did

DannSindWirHelden · 16/09/2024 21:26

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 21:22

I think he's an idiot for pleading guilty to making indecent images because it technically means here that he opened one on whatsapp

That's what it means, and that's what he did, and they have evidence that he did it.

If he'd pleaded not guilty then he'd have had a full trial in the glare of even more publicity and horrible detail, and then have been found guilty and got a longer sentence.

YellowphantGrey · 16/09/2024 21:28

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 21:22

I think he's an idiot for pleading guilty to making indecent images because it technically means here that he opened one on whatsapp

He opened them after he asked for them. He entered into back and forth conversations and made payments for the pictures.

He is not innocent. Why are you so determined to insist he is? Are you privy to information that we aren't?

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 21:30

YellowphantGrey · 16/09/2024 21:28

He opened them after he asked for them. He entered into back and forth conversations and made payments for the pictures.

He is not innocent. Why are you so determined to insist he is? Are you privy to information that we aren't?

I'm not I just have some doubt he even knows what he's admitted to

PineappleRingpiece · 16/09/2024 21:32

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Sheknowsaboutme · 16/09/2024 21:33

Chop his cock off and shove it down his throat and I’d happily watch him choke on it.

PortiasBiscuit · 16/09/2024 21:35

Is that him on “Going for a Song”?

AyrshireTryer · 16/09/2024 21:36

@ncforcatquestion
He's not a stupid man.
He opened a number of paedophilic images.
He sent money and gifts to the person who sent him the images.
These are not naughty images, these are paedophilic images.
If he didn't go to prison he kept his BBC pension.
He had really good solicitors and barristers working for him.
He is not a stupid man.

The images were of children.
AS YOUNG AS SEVEN.
I don't understand, what you aren't understanding.
Does he have to orgasm over a child for you to see a crime here?

BIossomtoes · 16/09/2024 21:37

Fairyliz · 16/09/2024 16:04

No she/he said people were being over the top being horrified by the sentence.

I didn’t. I was referring to the theatrical, hyperbolic language.

PortiasBiscuit · 16/09/2024 21:40

But he’s on BBC4 this very minute, have a look? That’s him isn’t it?
What are they thinking?

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PortiasBiscuit · 16/09/2024 21:43

Whoops mixing my Scully and Edward’s, stand down everyone. Apologies!

DannSindWirHelden · 16/09/2024 21:44

PortiasBiscuit · 16/09/2024 21:40

But he’s on BBC4 this very minute, have a look? That’s him isn’t it?
What are they thinking?

Hugh Scully is on BBC 4 not Huw Edwards, in a repeat from 1977. Unless a teenage HE is in the background somewhere.

YellowphantGrey · 16/09/2024 21:45

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 21:30

I'm not I just have some doubt he even knows what he's admitted to

You really want him to be innocent don't you?

The man he was in contact with who supplied him with the pictures he requested, sent the first image December 2020

Huw Edwards was in a sexual relationship with this person for two years prior to that and until 2022. A period of 4 years. Through the two year period of sending these images, there were 377 images sent 44 pictures/videos were illegal (underage children)

Huw asked for more pictures of young children but legal age. The supplier of the pictures said “Is the stuff I’m sending too young for you?” Huw said "don't send underage" he then offered more videos and images and said they involve young and Huw replied "go This was the second of two videos featuring a child aged between seven and nine. Huw replied "amazing"

The pictures were not randomly sent to him and he didn't accidently open them. He enjoyed viewing them and requested more.

His mental health issues have been identified as low self esteem and depression and confusion about his sexuality.

He is not innocent.

Gettingbysomehow · 16/09/2024 21:46

Vile piece of shit. Makes a mockery of people like me who went through that abuse.No wonder people don't report it. One sorry and oh dear I feel suicidal and they are let off. If my abuser got a suspended sentence for all my pain and suffering I'd kill myself so I just don't bother.

ncforcatquestion · 16/09/2024 21:47

AyrshireTryer · 16/09/2024 21:36

@ncforcatquestion
He's not a stupid man.
He opened a number of paedophilic images.
He sent money and gifts to the person who sent him the images.
These are not naughty images, these are paedophilic images.
If he didn't go to prison he kept his BBC pension.
He had really good solicitors and barristers working for him.
He is not a stupid man.

The images were of children.
AS YOUNG AS SEVEN.
I don't understand, what you aren't understanding.
Does he have to orgasm over a child for you to see a crime here?

I think it's possible he never sought it out but thought if he pled guilty to basically clicking on them we would understand. He seemed to be in a relationship with the person that sent them