Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at heart of allegations

The Met Police said no criminal offence has been committed by the BBC presenter at the centre of sex photos claims who has now been revealed to be Huw Edwards.

It came as his wife named him in a statement issued on his behalf following days of speculation after the allegations emerged.

The force said: “Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command have now concluded their assessment and have determined there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed.

“In reaching this decision, they have spoken to a number of parties including the BBC and the alleged complainant and the alleged complainant’s family, both via another police force.

“There is no further police action. As such, the Met has advised the BBC it can continue with its internal investigation.

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“We are aware of media reporting of further allegations against the same individual.

“No specific details or information about these allegations have been passed to us and therefore there is no police action at this time.”

The BBC said it was “grateful” to the Met Police for “completing this work at speed”.

A BBC spokesperson said: “The police had previously asked us to pause our fact-finding investigations and we will now move forward with that work, ensuring due process and a thorough assessment of the facts, whilst continuing to be mindful of our duty of care to all involved.”

Mr Edwards’ wife Vicky Flind said he is “suffering from serious mental health issues” and is receiving “in-patient hospital care”.

Ms Flind said: “In light of the recent reporting regarding the ‘BBC Presenter’, I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family.

“I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental wellbeing and to protect our children.

“Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years. The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters, he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving in-patient hospital care where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future.”

She said that once the presenter – who has worked for the BBC for four decades – was well enough, he “intends to respond to the stories that have been published” and added that her husband was first told there were allegations “being made against him last Thursday”.

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Ms Flind added: “In the circumstances and given Huw’s condition, I would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected.

“I know that Huw is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been impacted by the recent media speculation. We hope this statement will bring that to an end.”

Last week, The Sun first reported allegations that an unnamed presenter paid a young person £35,000 for sexually explicit images.

The youngster is said to have been 17 when the alleged payments started in 2020 and the mother claimed they had been used to fund a crack cocaine habit.

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