'The British justice system is ludicrous, absurd and embarrassing': Campaigners' fury at Huw Edwards' suspended sentence as they fear it will encourage abusers to offend By Rory Tingle, Home Affairs Correspondent and Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter Published: 10:26, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 10:31, 17 September 2024 e-mail View comments A child sex abuse campaigner today branded the justice system 'ludicrous, absurd and embarrassing' after Huw Edwards was spared jail for viewing sick images of youngsters as young as seven . The ex-newsreader was handed a six-month suspended sentence after admitting three charges of 'making' indecent photographs after he was sent 41 illegal images by convicted paedophile Alex Williams. The 63-year-old wired hundreds of pounds to Williams, who sent him porn, some of which he called 'amazing'.
The disgraced broadcaster had also told the convicted paedophile 'go on' when asked if he wanted 'naughty pics and vids' of somebody described as young. Edwards wrote 'yes xxx' when he was asked by Williams if he wanted sexual images of a person whose 'age could be discerned as being between 14 and 16'. He was also sent two pornographic videos of a child aged between seven and nine-years-old.
Emma-Jane Taylor, who founded the Not My Shame social media movement last year, claimed the sentence Edwards' received could encourage other abusers. Huw Edwards leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court after being spared jail yesterday Edwards held his hands together.