Edwards has resigned 'on medical advice', the BBC has revealed, following allegations he paid a young person for sexually explicit photos
Who is in line to the throne? Full list of Royal Family members in line of successionEdwards has resigned 'on medical advice', the BBC has revealed, following allegations he paid a young person for sexually explicit photosThe 62-year-old presenter’s wife said last July that he intended to respond to the allegations “once well enough to do so”. To date, Edwards is yet to comment in public.
The BBC said no further attempts to contact the complainant were made after this but that the case “remained open”, whilenewspaper later reported that “the family say no one from the corporation rang them for a proper interview after the initial complaint”.
The mother alleged that their child had used the money paid for the explicit photos to fund a crack cocaine habit and that they were worried they could “wind up dead”. The tabloid also published what it claimed was an Instagram chat between the presenter and a 17-year-old, in which the presenter sent messages including love heart emojis.said she was “doing this primarily out of concern for his mental wellbeing and to protect our children” after “five extremely difficult days for our family”.
The BBC then reported new allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Edwards towards junior staff, in which two current workers and one former staff member claimed to have been sent messages that made them uncomfortable.they did not expect Edwards, who was still suspended, to return to his high-profile role which included fronting state occasions and presenting the BBC’s flagship news bulletin.
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