Huw Edwards has narrowly avoided a prison sentence - but his future will be far removed from the prestige and respect he once held as one of the BBC 's most recognisable newsreaders. The shamed former News at 10 presenter was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, this week after admitting to creating seven Category A indecent images of children - the most severe type - as well as 12 Category B, and 22 Category C images. Westminster Magistrates Court was told about Edwards' disturbing interactions with convicted paedophile Alex Williams who, between 2018 and 2021, sent the father-of-five indecent images of children - including two videos of a boy believed to be aged between seven and nine years old.
Now Edwards begins his diminished life under a cloud of disgrace. Chartered Security Professional James Bore advised on what this might entail. At sentencing, Edwards' mental health issues, which include a major depressive disorder, were considered as a mitigating factor in the case.
The court heard how Edwards would be 'particularly vulnerable in the prison population', where he would be at 'considerable risk of harm by others' and his 'suicide risk would be high', he told the Mirror . The publication also revealed Edwards is currently receiving treatment at the luxurious Nightingale Hospital - Central London's only private adult mental health facility. Located in the posh area of Marylebone, the hospital caters to a variety of conditions including anxiety, .