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Huw Edwards, one of many BBC’s highest-profile anchors and who was suspended final yr over allegations of paying for specific photos, resigned from the broadcaster on Monday.
Mr. Edwards, 62, had led the BBC’s protection of main nationwide occasions, together with the demise and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. He began as a trainee in 1984, and by the tip of his profession he was the common anchor of “BBC News at Ten.”
He was suspended by the BBC in July after The Sun tabloid newspaper reported that an unnamed anchor from the broadcaster had paid a young person $45,000 for sexually specific photos, beginning when the individual was 17. Mr. Edwards’s spouse later publicly recognized her husband because the anchor within the report.
The age of consent in Britain is 16, however sharing or possessing indecent photos of somebody below 18 is against the law.
The police discovered final yr that there was “no info to point {that a} prison offense has been dedicated” and stated they’d take no additional motion.
A lawyer for the one who was stated to have despatched Mr. Edwards the pictures advised the BBC that “nothing inappropriate or illegal has taken place” and stated that the allegations have been “garbage.”
“Huw Edwards has at this time resigned and left the BBC,” the broadcaster stated on Monday in an announcement attributed to a spokesperson. “After 40 years of service, Huw has defined that his determination was made on the idea of medical recommendation from his docs. The BBC has accepted his resignation, which it believes will enable all events to maneuver ahead. We don’t imagine it acceptable to remark additional.”
The assertion didn’t handle the allegations towards Mr. Edwards.
At the time of the allegations, Mr. Edwards’ spouse, Vicky Flind, stated that her husband had been hospitalized with “critical psychological well being points.”
The BBC confronted criticism for not performing for seven weeks after receiving a criticism from {the teenager}’s mom. In February, the BBC apologized to the mother and father of {the teenager}, saying it had not acted shortly sufficient.
The revelations set off a media frenzy in Britain, even on the BBC itself.
