News1 min ago
Huw Edwards Admits Child Porn Charges
58 Answers
37 disgusting images of which 7 were cat 'A'
Vile beast needs a lenghty sentence.
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by youngmafbog. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
sky news says all the images came from one man who was an adult when they corresponded... i seem to recall when this controversy first came about that it was regarding this person but perhaps i am not remembering correctly... they also continued to exchange legal porn pictures with each other afterwards
were all these images of the person sending them or did this person have a gallery of such images of other children and sent them?
He was sent images via WhatsApp, one was of a very young child.
Last year he paid a young woman to send pornographic photos of herself, which led to his suspension from the BBC. The police investigated but stated no crime had been committed as she was over the age of consent.
I think these photos of children were sent by another adult.
"
Former BBC news star Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to making 41 indecent images of children - and now faces jail.
Edwards, 62, kept seven category 'A' images of the very worst kind on his phone after being sent them on WhatsApp.
The sick child porn images showed youngsters aged between seven and 14, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. "
This is the reason I prefer the old charge of 'possession of indecent images' which is a more accurate description than 'making' which implies more than receiving and keeping images.
I would like to think the people who are abusing the children to create the images are caught but I doubt it. They could be anywhere in the world
the police use a database of already-categorised child abuse images to "filter" ones that they catch people possessing which suggests that some of the ones in circulation might be quite old... i.e. the people who created them long gone or already imprisoned. what a horrible thought.
do calm down youngmafbog. barry was just clarifying the reported details he was not attaching any opinion to them.
I also find the use of the word "making" inappropriate. I suspect it was deliberately chosen by someone to express distaste of the whole affair. One doesn't make a video if watching YouTube, one isn't making an e-mail if one arrives in the inbox, one isn't making an app if downloading from Play Store, one is therefore not making photos if sent them.
"Vile beast needs a lenghty sentence."
He's unlikely to get one.
First of all, let's address a Daily Mirror headline:
https:/
"Huw Edwards warned he could face 12 years in jail...."
The maximum sentence for the offence is ten years, and since Mr Edwards has pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, he is entitled to a one third discount off any sentence, making the maximum that can be imposed 6 years and 8 months. However:
"Westminster Magistrates' Court was told Edwards' offending had a starting point of 12 months in prison."
Which, looking at the sentencing guidelines, seems about right.
It seems the Magistrates' court has retained jurisdiction and ordered a probation report. The maximum prison sentence that court can impose (whether immediate custody or suspended) is six months. Mr Edwards would have been warned if the court had not ruled out the possibility of sending him to the Crown Court for sentencing if, following the report, it was considered the lower court's powers were insufficient. I'm sure that if this warning was given it would have been reported. I've read four reports and none mentions it.
So, it looks like the maximum he will see is six month's custody. (The Magistrates' courts can apply the one third discount in such cases by not sending the matter to the Crown Court). However, read on:
"However his barrister, Philip Evans KC, said there were mitigating factors and the sentence should be suspended.
He said: 'There are serious issues in relation to Mr Edwards health, both physical and mental, at the time of the offending and now.' "
It is my belief that Mr Edwards is extremely unlikely to see the inside of a prison cell. My best guess is that he will received a prison sentence of six months maximum, but suspended. The court may see fit to accompany that sentence with a Rehabilitation requirement.
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.