Huw Edwards' paedophile acquaintance unmasked after sending indecent child images to presenter

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Huw Edwards' paedophile acquaintance who sent him indecent images of children 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. Mr Edwards, one of the BBC's most respected and highest-paid broadcasters, pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.

He faces a maximum of ten years behind bars.In a statement, the Met confirmed that Williams, from Wales, had also pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing category A, B and C images as well as possessing prohibited images of children.

He was sentenced to a suspended 12-month jail sentence at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on March 15.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.