Huw Edward’s pleads GUILTY to making indecent child images

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https://news.sky.com/story/huw-edwards-set-to-appear-in-court-after-being-charged-with-making-indecent-images-of-children-13187776

some of these images were of children as young as 7 😭

Very self-serving and clearly just worried about his pay cheque.

Much like all the people you seen in the Jimmy Saville documentaries who say they had heard all the stories at the BBC..., and yet they stood by and permitted it to happen for years!

I assume BBC still had to pay him when he was charged (innocent until proven guilty)

I don't think a single person has said 'it's ok', and in this case, Huw is highly suspect. He continued texting a man who he knew possessed and shared CP - with just a 'not that young' to save his own skin

But acknowledging why some people don't report isn't the same as agreeing with it. It's a legal blindspot that unfortunately needs attention because it does deter some people from reporting. People have already linked to the case of the detective charged after receiving an unsolicited image from a concerned relative.

Again, not the case with Huw.

Child abusers should be castrated and then put in prison. Disgusting criminals.

Ah Mumsnet, the place where if you offer a very slightly nuanced view. you get shamed using straw man arguments. This is how polarisation happens online; eg, if you don’t completely agree with me, you must be opposing me. Aka the only point of discussion is not to discuss, just to vent. Fair enough on venting, but that’s what it is.

He has been named. He’s also been given a pathetic sentence.

They didn't stop being sent tho did they, it wasn't like the 40 came in one go. Although he did say Nothing illegal back, there were still multiple times he recieved them and yet still carried on conversing

He was in Merthyr Tydfil.

I hope those poor children are being found and helped. I can’t even stand to think about it. Raped and abused. Pictures shared like this amongst these paedophile monsters to get off on, of their rape and abuse.

I just read that news report. Wow, that’s shocking.
I’m guessing, if they do use the same logic, that H.E. will get similar (ie no time served). Will be interesting to see the comparison.

Do you think he will go to jail?
. The person that sent the images got a suspended sentence!!!!

Yes, there is a worldwide pandemic of child sexual abuse, and exploitation of vulnerable people also with human trafficking. I doubt we know very little about the scale of it.

I still can’t understand why this happens and why it can’t be stopped :(

I think if he doesn’t there will be an outcry.

And he knew the guy was a paedo and didn’t seem concerned about it. The pictures must’ve all be very very young to have the paedo ones mixed in. Makes me sick

I agree. If you’re having to tell a pedo “not too young” and a 7 year old comes through, surely your blood would run cold!

Because it’s too big to be stopped. The same with the illegal drug world, the mafia, or any criminal enterprise. Law enforcement take down one ring, and another one replaces it.

Yes this is valid they must all have looked very young. Some outlets reporting the conversation the two had about them was sexually depraved.

How many men are receiving these? 😳 I like to think it’s a pretty rare occurrence and once in which you’d go straight to the police.

Sounds bad but I reckon he’ll top himself before this is all over. I always liked Huw. I’m from his home town and he helped me with my final assignment at uni when I was studying broadcast journalism. I did a piece about accents and the way the can help or hinder tv careers. He was happy for his mum to pass on his home number to me and we had a great chat. It’s actually terrifying that you really can trust no one when it comes to kids.

This. Any decent person would report. Revolting excuse for a human being. The Karma of being born in the UK, being a british national, having a great career which 99% of the country let alone the world would kill to have and all he’s going to the grave with is a convicted paedo because he actively took part in this sickening act. No need to make excuses for him. He pleaded guilty to all the charges.

This.

They should requisition a large sum of his substantial wealth , and set it aside to pay for for the drug and alcohol treatment these poor children will undoubtedly require further down the line

How many men are receiving these? 😳 I like to think it’s a pretty rare occurrence and once in which you’d go straight to the police.

I've heard of such videos being shared via WhatsApp, in a 'can you believe this is happening'. People (men and women) delete it: clearly enough aren't reporting of its getting passed around (and people are actually comfortable enough to share)

Disgusting to think of a 7 year old being violated in that way, also, really sad. We're mostly shielded from these things and go about our lives, but these are the realities for children this age and younger.