Huw Edwards is identified as the BBC presenter in the middle of a scandal over the payment of explicit photos

Huw Edwards has been identified as the BBC presenter involved in a scandal over allegedly paying a young person for explicit photos.

His name was revealed this Wednesday by his wife in a written statement, after five days of speculation, since for legal reasons the British chain protected his identity.

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The British police ruled out in the last hours that a crime had occurredwhile the BBC resumed an internal investigation into the events.

The allegations against Edwards were first published last Friday by The Sun newspaper, which claimed that over a three-year period the presenter paid £35,000 (US$45,000) to the person for the explicit photos.

Edwards, one of the BBC’s most prestigious and best-paid presenters, has not spoken about the allegations against him.

His wife, Vicky Flind, said Wednesday in a statement that at this time Edwards is receiving treatment at a hospital. for mental health problems.

“Huw suffers from severe mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years. The events of the last few days have made things much worse, she suffered another serious episode and is now receiving treatment at a hospital, where she will remain for the foreseeable future,” the statement read.

Flind recounted that the past few days were “extremely difficult” for the family, and for this reason she decided to step forward and make her husband’s identity public.

“I am doing this primarily because I am concerned about their mental well-being and to protect our children,” he said.

Although the British police ruled out that any crime had been committed, the BBC continues with an internal investigation, after a second complaint was made against the presenter by a 20-year-old, who alleges he received abusive messages from Edwards for refusing to meet. with the.

Huw Edwards was the presenter who announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September.

Who is Huw Edwards?

The scandal

Huw Edwards studied in Wales and is Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University.

The initial allegations, first reported Friday by the sunnoted that the presenter allegedly paid a young person (whose gender was not revealed) in exchange for explicit photos, something that began when the person was 17 years old.

The sources of the newspaper were the mother and stepfather of the young person, but in a letter the lawyers of this person They described the allegations as “garbage.”

And later the police ruled out that there was any criminal offense in relation to the matter.

Also, on Tuesday the BBC published the account of a man in his 20s who said that the presenter sent him abusive and threatening messages.

AND the sun He published another story alleging that the presenter broke the UK’s Covid curfew rules in February 2021 to meet a 23-year-old he had met on a dating site.

Source: Elcomercio