BBC presenter Huw Edwards — embroiled within the grim scandal of specific photos involving a UK-based teenager — is confronted with recent allegations of “inappropriate behaviour” on the office, only a day after being launched to the world as the primary character within the case.
Vicky Flind, the spouse of the seasoned broadcaster, recognized him because the unnamed BBC presenter who’s accused of paying a teenager greater than £35,000 in alternate for “intercourse pics”.
Nonetheless, she additionally revealed that, amidst the current allegations, Edwards was hospitalised for a severe psychological well being episode, including that he would handle the allegations as soon as he recovered.
The accusations in opposition to Edwards aren’t restricted to the present scandal, and he’s going through “but extra allegations” from his colleagues on the UK-based broadcaster, BBC reported.
Three individuals — two present colleagues and a former BBC workers member — have come ahead claiming to have acquired “inappropriate” messages from the presenter.
Whereas one stated they have been messaged in a flirtatious method, one other claimed the messages they’d acquired have been “an abuse of energy”.
Whereas The Solar, the newspaper which was first to report the explosive allegations in opposition to an unnamed BBC presenter of paying cash to a 17-year-old now 20, stated it has “no plans” to publish additional allegations, two of the UK’s police forces give up plans to take motion in opposition to Edwards.
Backing off from pursuing an motion, the Metropolitan Police and South Wales Police checked out allegations in opposition to the BBC presenter and each stated there was no info to point prison offences had been dedicated, Sky Information reported.
Regardless of the most recent allegations, the Met Police stated its specialist crime command “concluded their evaluation and have decided there isn’t a info to point {that a} prison offence has been dedicated”.
In the meantime, the South Wales Police stated it was involved with representatives of the Met and the BBC and “no criminality was recognized” within the case.