Starmer says he’s ‘shocked and appalled’ over Huw Edwards’ child sex pics as BBC boss is hauled in by gov
SIR Keir Starmer today confessed to being “shocked and appalled” by the case of Huw Edwards.
Addressing the shocking scandal engulfing the BBC for the first time, the PM said: “In relation to Huw Edwards, I am shocked and appalled, I’m sure, as everybody is in relation to this.
“The Culture Secretary is meeting the Director-General of the BBC later today.”
Ex-BBC news anchor Edwards, 62, yesterday admitted being sent a string of child sex images – including sexual videos of a boy as young as seven.
Edwards received the pictures on WhatsApp between December 2020 and August 2021.
It has now been revealed that Alex Williams, 25, from Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales, shared the images with Edwards via WhatsApp.
Convicted paedophile Williams previously pleaded guilty to a string of child sex offences.
The force said the 25-year-old pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing category A, B and C images as well as possessing prohibited images of children.
He was sentenced to a suspended 12-month jail sentence at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on March 15.
Cops said an investigation into Edwards began after a phone seized by officers as part of an unrelated probe revealed the broadcaster’s participation in a WhatsApp conversation with Williams.
Edwards showed no emotion on Wednesday as he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.
Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told seven of the 41 images fall under Category A – the most serious classification.
This included two moving images of a young boy, possibly aged seven and nine years old.
He also had photos of other children aged between 13 and 15 stored on his phone.
A further 12 images were classed as Category B and 19 as Category C.
The ex-presenter could face a maximum of ten years in prison when he is sentenced on September 16.