The man who sent Huw Edwards a string of indecent child pornographic images has been unmasked.
Alex Williams, 25, has been named after sending the 62-year-old former BBC presenter 41 indecent images of children. The imagery, which was sent via WhatsApp, included a sickening picture of a youth between the ages of seven and nine.
An investigation into Edwards began after a phone studied by officers as part of an unrelated probe revealed the broadcaster’s participation in a perverted WhatsApp conversation. Police in South Wales uncovered the sick chat, in which the father-of-five Edwards was involved in. Mr Edwards - who led the coverage of Queen Elizabeth's death and the Coronation of King Charles - received and opened seven Category A, the worst case, 12 Category B and 22 Category C images between December 2020 and August 2021, West Minister Magistrates Court heard.Ian Hope, prosecuting told the court: "Although the conduct in the case amounts to no more than just opening the images, it is essentially treated as a form of possession.
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