Huw Edwards arrives at court this morning

He always looked so miserable to Me but In certainly not going to say that I knew he was upto something …

He often had very serious news to impart. Now he has reason to look very serious on his own account.

Its hard to explain to younger ones the way some of us might feel about broadcasters. They were part of the fabric of our lives.

It was said he had received certain unrequested photos and he may have deleted them but they were still on his phone because we can never delete completely. It was said that he asked that no illegal photos be sent to him. I have no other comment to make on his other illegal dealings. However, people cannot control what has been sent to them and it is on your data even if deleted.

This has made me think back to the early 90s, the beginning of the web revolution for me, we were living in Beijing. Someone we barely knew from Germany sent my exh a photo of a scantily dressed woman, not even UK page 3 level, we deleted it. We thought it was weird to have been sent it but the imprint was on our computer even though it had been deleted.

However, people cannot control what has been sent to them and it is on your data even if deleted.

But people CAN report someone who is distributing shockingbphotos of children as young as 7 being abused! He didn't!

Didn’t report because he did want to go public ?

Anniebach

Didn’t report because he did want to go public ?

Well I expect so but my sympathy is still zilch ...if he asked not to receive illegal photos then he knew they were illegal. And he knew that a paedophile was distributing illegal real photos of young children being seriously abused. So he let that continue to save his own skin.

I do get how hard it would be to report in his circumstances but it doesnt change the fact that saving his career totally trumped helping to catch abusers of children!

i wonder how he felt reporting on similar crimes by well known people.

Of course he didn't want to go public! He hasn't just been charged with receiving pictures though has he?

What other charges ?

Three charges of making indecent images. No it's not from The Daily Mail.

Yes, he forwarded them on after he received them

Anniebach

Yes, he forwarded them on after he received them

I guess you have to ask what kind of person would do that?

It's illegal to send these images on.
As far as I know, even the police don't do it.

Let it drop Annie. Its hurtful for sure.

Cadeby let what drop ?

I’m trying and failing to understand the points you’re making Annie. I may be misunderstanding but my impression is you’re minimising the actions `Edwards pleaded guilty to. Eg ‘yes he forwarded them on after he received them ‘.
You also suggested he didn’t tell the police when he received the images ‘because he didn’t want to go public’.

People who share images of children being sexually abused support the sexual abuse of children even if they don’t actively abuse. It’s also often the case that once the sexual satisfaction of viewing images no longer satisfies, the abusive behaviour escalates.

Kate1949

Of course he didn't want to go public! He hasn't just been charged with receiving pictures though has he?

If you receive a photo and it is automatically saved on the phone it is described as "making". It does not mean actively making them per se. But it is illegal if on the phone.

I have not seen a single report that he forwarded them on. If he had I would expect there to have been a fourth charge of distributing illegal pictures!

There is NO excuse for him allowing a paedophile to continue distribution.

As he asked not to receive illegal pictures I assume he wanted over 16 years! Sleazy but on the basis of the previous investigation into his paying money for explicit pictures to a 17 year old then I assume what he apparently wanted is not technically illegal. 😳

Still no excuse for him. He received those photos. He did nothing about them.

Iam If you must control a thread could you not try to do so
fairly.

Yes I said ‘he forwarded them ?

? This means I asked a question of the poster I was replying to.

‘He didn’t want to go public’. Ok, he didn’t want to report to the police for flipping obvious reasons’

Madgran thank you for not making personal digs.

Anniebach

Cadeby let what drop ?

The past.

So you want to talk about the future ?

I see the BBC is in the process of deleting certain items featuring Huw Edwards from their archives.

I hope things like the announcement of the death of the Queen aren’t included. This is history, likewise if he fronted other major occasions. Whatever he’s done, things like that should still be available to view, surely?

Anniebach

Madgran thank you for not making personal digs.

My comments always relate to what has been said AnnieBach

You are right ofcourse, his lack of reporting is for "flipping obvious reasons". It remains inexcusable for me.

Anniebach

So you want to talk about the future ?

I just feel sad about. a lot of things at the moment, this being one of them.
Perhaps it reminds me of a bygone era.