The BBC was told by police not to share details of Huw Edwards’ arrest for child abuse image offences in November 2023, the corporation has claimed.
The 62-year-old was arrested on November 8 but members of the public weren’t made aware of that until this week when he was charged with making indecent photographs of children and pleaded guilty to three counts in court.
The corporation has said it knew of the veteran broadcaster’s arrest on “suspicion of serious offences” in November, but continued employing him until April.
Now, a BBC source has told GB News that police warned the corporation not to share information of Edwards’ arrest.
Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children
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They said to GB News: “The information was given in strict confidence by the police and was not to be shared.”
The latest development comes 24 hours after the BBC admitted to knowing about Edwards’ arrest and continuing to keep him on his lucrative salary.
Before he resigned in April on medical advice, Edwards was paid between £475,000 and £479,999 for the year 2023/24.
This was a £40,000 increase on his previous salary and meant that after his arrest in November, he still took home a pay packet in the region of £200,000.
