Huw Edwards arrives at court this morning

Galaxy

That's very honest of you grannygravy.
I am not trying to blame anyone, I cant even remember who was on the thread, except if I remember rightly a poster who appeared from nowhere and defended him to the hilt. That always makes me suspicious. I just remember how hard it was to try and talk about it.

I always admit when I get things wrong.

Just feel a bit dirty for thinking he was one of the good guys 🤬

Oh no you shouldnt feel dirty. It's how predators work. Unfortunately his family probably feel the same but magnified by a million 🙁

Crikey, I can't even spell his name correctly. Numbskull!
Huw.

Of course if someone appears 'weird' to a few people it doesn't mean they are. There was just something about him to me. Obviously no one knew it would be this.

I just always liked him. He seemed such a pleasant and empathetic newsreader. He was so good during the Queen's last day.
Hearing this dreadful information about his nasty proclivities just goes to show that who we see on TV are just performers. Their presentation is just that. Not an insight into their true personality. His poor family.

petra

I wasn’t surprised in the first instant.
What I’m bloody lived about, is, the fact that up until the 23rd of July he was still on the payroll 😡
I expect with that obscene pay packet he can afford the calibre of barrister who will make sure he goes to a very nice private psychiatric unit.

And that he’d been given a £40k pay rise!! 🤬

I met him several times over many years, never thought him
weird,

Paedophilia isn't a mental illness- it is a manifestation of disordered sexual appetite and wicked thinking, an evil compulsion. He needs to serve his time and face the consequences of his actions.

What's that saying? Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see. Yes I am incredibly cynical, especially about 'celebs'.

I’m cross about the £40,000 a year increase in his salary, awarded just recently, which although he’s now left the BBC (I think) will certainly be reflected in his pension. No worries about the WFA for him on his inflated BBC pension. That’s our money being spent rewarding a paedophile. And some grans can barely afford to buy a television licence.

I have suffered from depression on several occasions and have a daughter who has severe OCD, this connection being made between Edwards mental illness and his crimes is unhelpful, I imagine his illness was exacerbated by his predilection for sexual images of children but I don’t think it caused it.

JaneJudge

surely all abusers are mentally unwell? doesn't it go with the territory?

Depraved or violent or both, urges very likely are from a mentally unwell mind, especially those who actually act on those urges and actively enjoy what they do.
That may explain, but can never excuse.

GrannyGravy13

Doodledog

Maybe the boy who raised the alarm might get apologies from all the people who savagely undermined him for having a less than perfect background? No? Thought not.

I was surprised when it came out - HE never seemed dodgy to me - but that's the point, really. There is no template for sex offenders, which is why complaints should be taken seriously when they are voiced.

It wasn’t the boy(?) who made the complaint it was his parent/s

As I recall the boy(?) vehemently denied anything untoward had occurred.

Ah yes, you're right. Not that it matters to my point. What I remember is the family background being shredded and anyone mentioning safeguarding being told we were sensationalising and believing the tabloids.

It takes courage to stand up to someone with as big a name as HE, particularly if there are skeletons in the family cupboard that you know people will drag out and use against you. I hope I'd defend my children if they'd fallen victim to something like that, but it's not something that people do lightly.

Although I never warmed to HE - he always appeared the epitome of civilised values and probity.

He has now pleaded guilty to the charges - charges which are IMO the gravest. How can a man with children of his own be part of a circle that exploits other's children?

Men - at their basest level - put their predatory sexual gratification above every other consideration, regardless whether they are from a 'sink' council estate or leafy-wherever.

I have lost faith in men - long ago in fact - I will never trust 'appearances'.

It must be very difficult, though, if one’s natural proclivities are of a forbidden nature and there is no legitimate outlet. Homosexuality used to come into that bracket, though thankfully no longer.

If we are born with ‘normal’ needs and desires, we should be grateful for our easy life.

Grandma70s

It must be very difficult, though, if one’s natural proclivities are of a forbidden nature and there is no legitimate outlet. Homosexuality used to come into that bracket, though thankfully no longer.

If we are born with ‘normal’ needs and desires, we should be grateful for our easy life.

These are different issues. You cannot choose your sexuality, you are heterosexual or you are gay. This is no longer a crime to be who you are.
Paedophilia always has a victim, a child who has not reached sexual maturity regardless of their sexuality.
Paedophilia is a choice you undetake knowing that it is wrong and someone is suffering from it.
I don't understand your last sentence. What constitutes as 'normal' needs and desires. I would say anything that does not break the law or causes harm to others maybe?
I don't see this as an 'easy' life- all sexual activity involves moral choices, surely?

Aveline

I just always liked him. He seemed such a pleasant and empathetic newsreader. He was so good during the Queen's last day.
Hearing this dreadful information about his nasty proclivities just goes to show that who we see on TV are just performers. Their presentation is just that. Not an insight into their true personality. His poor family.

My thoughts also. I certainly never thought he was ‘weird’, unlike Jimmy Saville, who most definitely was.

Hard to believe what came out about Huw Edwards. I think all his fellow newsreaders were absolutely shocked about it all.

Strange that no whispers before 2020/2022

A man in our village committed very similar crimes to HE. He got about 3 years in prison and put on the sex offenders list. He only did half that in prison though.

His wife maintains his innocence to this day and said a relative somehow put these images on his phone and computer. She also tried to blame it on mental health as most do.

Well, seeing as the prisons are overflowing….

I liked him as a newsreader but was disappointed about his behaviour.
It's not mental health issues it's a sick perversion. His family should be rid of him what a good life he must have had now he has ruined it.

He has put in a guilty plea. Whether there were whispers or not he has admitted it.

I didn't have any opinions of him, negative or otherwise. I always remember my late mum thinking Rolf Harris was some sort of national treasure apropos of Animal Hospital. I'm glad she never found out the truth. If someone is a public face they're hardly likely to reveal the darker side of their character if they have one.

I feel so sorry for his family. The person they no doubt thought they knew is someone else. This happened in my family and it ripped it apart. He used mental health as an excuse and his wife believed him except it turned out she had rules in place to ensure he was never left with her children's friends after an incident. What she didn't put into place was that he was never left with her own children or their children. She stayed with him even though he went to prison so that was 2 people lost to the children and grandchildren.

I would never, ever go by appearances. As mentioned many times, my father was handsome, engaging, articulate man to outsiders. Behind closed doors he was a violent, abusive, selfish, alcoholic who terrorised his family. He didn't blame his mental health. He didn't blame anything. He just did what he wanted and stuff everyone else.