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Re: BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Suspended

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36181043)

Dear Huw,

Since we kept paying you while you were investigated for being a beast is there any chance of 200 grand back?

Yours,

DG, BBC

https://www.theguardian.com/media/ar...-return-salary

Dear DG,

No.

Kind regards

Huw

P.s where's my leaving present and please stop sending the Whatsapp messages.

Re: BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Suspended

Sentenced today.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgxg673y8et

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Edwards was given a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years - so he will not go to prison unless he offends during that time

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He will be on the sex offenders' register for seven years, and will have to complete rehabilitation

Re: BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Suspended

The judge said that Edwards had crossed the threshold for a custodial sentence, but because he pleaded guilty early on and had mitigating circumstances (mental health issues), he gave him a lesser sentence of 6 months suspended.

Re: BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Suspended

Ridiculous getting credit for pleading guilty when caught with undeniable proof.

Re: BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Suspended

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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 36183026)

Ridiculous getting credit for pleading guilty when caught with undeniable proof.

Indeed, but its standard practice when sentencing is being worked out.

Re: BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Suspended

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36183035)

Indeed, but its standard practice when sentencing is being worked out.

Link

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Liam Kotrie, a criminal defence solicitor at Mary Monson Solicitors who has dealt with 'hundreds' of sex abuse image cases, said first time offenders were very rarely jailed.
However, he said it was 'very rare' for someone like Edwards who had received a Category A image - the most serious category - not be sentenced in crown court or receive a sexual harm prevention order.
'I've never heard of a case of possession of category A images that stayed in magistrates court for sentencing, it's very unusual. I've never had that and I've done hundreds of them,' he told MailOnline.

The article also highlights that there is still no idea of the full extent of what he got up to. The evidence has only come from the phone/device of somebody else, not his.
Should imagine there's a quite a lot of legal content out there for him to have looked at, and a lot of it might've been free.