He was lead anchor on the nighttime news for two decades and led the coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 as well as election coverage.
to three counts of making indecent images of children, a charge related to photos sent to him on the WhatsApp messaging service by a man convicted of distributing images of child sex abuse.
Although Edwards was not publicly named at the time those allegations surfaced, his wife later revealed he was the news presenter investigated and said he was hospitalised for serious mental health issues. The BBC said it had been shocked to hear the details of the charges against Edwards at the time of his guilty plea.
"From that chat in December 2020, Alex Williams said that he had 'a file of vids and pics for you of someone special'," Hope said.Edwards' fall from grace over the past year has caused turmoil for the BBC. Edwards did not respond, but when later asked by Williams if the material was too young, he said, "don't send underage". He also said he didn't want him to send anything illegal.
Hope said Edwards paid Williams "not insignificant sums of money" as gifts that Williams used for support while studying at a university.
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