Veteran telly host Edwards, 62 – who quit the Beeb after 40 years in April – faces three charges over alleged activity between December 2020 and April 2022.
The offences are claimed to be linked to images shared on WhatsApp, police said.The star was arrested last November by London's Met Police - and charged with the offences on Wednesday, June 26.
"Edwards was arrested on 8 November 2023. He was charged on Wednesday, 26 June following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service.KNIFE RAMPAGEIdiots blocking departure gates have plot FOILED as families walk over themMinistry of Justice guidelines states that the definition of 'child' is anyone under 18.
Last week, the Beeb's annual salary report revealed former News at Ten anchor Edwards was the corporation's third-highest paid star from April 2023 to March 2024. After a stint on radio in Swansea, he joined the BBC as a news trainee in 1984 before becoming Parliamentary Correspondent for BBC Wales two years later.And in January 2003, he became the main presenter of BBC One's Ten O'Clock News.
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