MORE paedophiles walked free from court yesterday as fury grew over the sentencing of Huw Edwards. They avoided prison like the disgraced ex- BBC newsreader , 63, despite downloading hundreds of child sex abuse images. 9 Huw Edwards, 63, got a six-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, for possessing indecent images of children Credit: Dan Charity 9 The Sun demands that ALL paedophiles caught with 'Category A' child abuse images should be sent to jail to keep our kids safe Judges preferred suspended sentences or community orders instead of lengthy jail terms.
But today The Sun demands that ALL paedophiles caught with “Category A” child abuse images — the most serious type — should be sent to jail to keep our kids safe. Last night there were calls for an urgent sentencing overhaul to reflect these “heinous crimes”. On Monday, Edwards got a six-month jail sentence , suspended for two years, at Westminster magistrates court for possessing indecent images of children .
READ MORE UK NEWS CRIME AND DASH Mum-of-12 & family on run after 'one of the worst street fights ever seen' FOOD HORROR Man knifed himself to death in freak tragedy while separating 2 frozen burgers Despite widespread public outrage, the sentence cannot be upgraded for being “unduly lenient” as it came from a magistrate. Dame Vera Baird, a former solicitor general and ex-victims’ commissioner, was among those calling for change. She said: “It seems odd that there is a workable scheme for .