Teen groomed by 'evil' Huw Edwards called BBC star while he was live on TV to 'prove a point' after revealing who was sending him vile messages and his appalled parents 'didn't believe him'

Teen groomed by 'evil' Huw Edwards called BBC star while he was live on TV to 'prove a point' after revealing who was sending him vile messages and his appalled parents 'didn't believe him' By Emily Jane Davies Published: 21:07, 16 September 2024 | Updated: 21:44, 16 September 2024 e-mail 2 View comments The teenager groomed by 'evil' Huw Edwards called the BBC star while he was live on TV to 'prove a point' after revealing who was sending him vile messages because his appalled parents 'didn't believe' it could be the national treasure. The 63-year-old Welshman was spared jail today, sentenced to six months in prison suspended for two years after admitting three charges of 'making' indecent photographs. He was sent 41 illegal images by convicted paedophile Alex Williams over WhatsApp, describing indecent photos of young men as 'amazing' and encouraging him to 'go on '.

The family of a young man who Edwards paid in return for sexually explicit pictures - which is separate from the offences for which he was sentenced - told The Sun of how they discovered the newsreader was responsible for the vast sums of money. Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court ahead of his sentencing hearing today Edwards has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, suspended for two years Edwards was previously the anchor of BBC News at Ten and he was one of Britain's most prominent newsreaders The teenager who was paid £35,000 by Edwards was 17 at the time and .