Huw Edwards: Household Name Bbc Presenter 'Paid Teenager For Sexually Explicit Photos'

[gaz 786]

12 hours ago, hackey lad said:

It seems it is .

It's disgusting he's got off practically scot free ...

[El Cid]

3 hours ago, Baz1 said:

Definitely think there might be another look at this- he committed an offence and anyone else would have gone to jail.

 

Apparently not, hundreds of cases like this every year, can we send them all to jail, our jails are full.

They seldom re-offend, so is jail time necessary?

[hackey lad]

16 minutes ago, El Cid said:

 

Apparently not, hundreds of cases like this every year, can we send them all to jail, our jails are full.

They seldom re-offend, so is jail time necessary?

Of course it’s necessary 

[Mister M]

5 hours ago, Baron99 said:

Apparently the judge took mitigating circumstances into consideration, including the fact he pleaded guilty at an early stage, Edwards long standing mental & physical health issues & incredibly the fact that Edwards failed to get into Oxford University decades ago. 

 

How the hell does anyone reconcile failing to get into Oxford with ending up sharing picture of abused children with another convicted paedophile?  Not getting into Oxford didn't seem to prevent Edwards from having a successful & lucrative career with the BBC. 

 

Starmer was asked about the sentencing & while he rightly said that sentencing is down to the courts, he said he was shocked at the sentence.  There's a growing backlash against Edwards' sentence, I reckon there will be a review of the sentence & the judge pretty soon? 

I read the stuff about Oxford and was absolutely incredulous. I can't imagine how the victims must feel reading that.

[Draggletail]

7 hours ago, Mister M said:

I read the stuff about Oxford and was absolutely incredulous. I can't imagine how the victims must feel reading that.

I'm a bit out of the picture, to be honest. Have you got a link to 'Oxford"

[hackey lad]

41 minutes ago, Draggletail said:

I'm a bit out of the picture, to be honest. Have you got a link to 'Oxford"

He didn't get into Oxford so he felt inferior . 

[peak4]

For anyone interested in knowing the reason for the sentence handed down, whether folk agree with it or not, there is a good explanation by The Secret Barrister here;
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1835673864614887851.html

Why did Huw Edwards avoid prison?

Is this evidence of “two-tier justice”?

Let’s take a quick look. 🧵

TLDR: This is an entirely expected sentence for offences of this type.

 

It looks like the barrister's summary is pretty accurate when you then view the judge's sentencing remarks here;
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/EDWARDS-SENTENCE-REMARKS-FINAL.pdf

 

[Draggletail]

22 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

He didn't get into Oxford so he felt inferior . 

Thanks, I'll have to catch up on reading about this...

[Thug Life]

He's a pedophile and should be in prison. He's vile and deserves 10 years in prison minimum. 

[gaz 786]

9 hours ago, Thug Life said:

He's a pedophile and should be in prison. He's vile and deserves 10 years in prison minimum. 

I was banned off the forum for calling him that last month 🤬🤬🤬