Family of young person allegedly paid by Huw Edwards say his salary was immoral

Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards (Aaron Chown/PA) The family of the young person that was allegedly paid for explicit sexual photos by the former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards say they doubt that he will return his salary. On Friday, the corporation said the BBC board has “authorised the executive to seek the return” of Edwards payments from his November arrest to April, when the 62-year-old resigned on medical advice. On July 21, Edwards – who earned more than £200,000 during that period – pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children.

The corporation said if Edwards had “been up front when asked by the BBC about his arrest, we would never have continued to pay him public money” and added he had “undermined trust in the BBC and brought us into disrepute”. Last year, a separate allegation in the Sun saw Edwards accused of paying a teenager £35,000 for photos, and he was later named as the BBC presenter at the centre of the media furore. The family of the unnamed young person originally complained to the BBC in May 2023, and the corporation apologised earlier this year over the handling of the complaint.

The young person’s stepfather told Saturday’s edition of the Sun: “He shouldn’t have been paid when suspended, let alone being paid for five months more after they knew he had been arrested. “It’s immoral. I don’t think he will willingly pay it back though.

” The stepfather previously shared a video with the newspaper that he filmed of E.