Jul 13, 2023 14:00:00

Report that BBC's super big caster paid a lot of money for ``sexual image of a 17-year-old child'', BBC hides his name but his wife comes forward

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James Cridland

On July 7, 2023, the British daily tabloid The Sun made the BBC's top caster provide ``explicit sexual photos'' to a 17-year-old child at the time, and in return 35,000 pounds (about 6.3 million yen). ) accused of paying a large sum of money. While the BBC suspended the caster, he was criticized for hiding his identity, but the host's wife, who saw the situation seriously, said that the person at the center of the problem was her husband, Hugh Edwards . released a statement clarifying

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Vicky Flind, wife of BBC anchor Hugh Edwards, said on July 13 that her husband was the BBC host accused of paying young people in exchange for sexual photos. , told the British and Irish national news agency PA Media.

Vicky Flind, the wife of newsreader Huw Edwards, has named him as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images, in a statement issued on his behalf https://t.co/HR6uqBMefi

— PA Media (@PA) July 12, 2023

Mr. Edwards, who has been working for the BBC since 1984, is one of Britain's leading newscasters who announced the death of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022. It has covered many important events, including the Olympics.

According to Flind, Edwards has been treated for severe depression for some time and is in the hospital for serious mental health problems due to the scandal. Mr. Flind explained that he had set out to settle the situation on behalf of Mr. Edwards, who was unwell, and said, 'In light of this situation and the condition of Hugh (Mr. Edwards), my family And we ask that the privacy of all involved in this disturbing incident be respected.Hugh deeply regrets that many of his colleagues have been affected by recent media rumors. I hope this statement puts an end to the situation.'

The origin of this problem that is disturbing all over the UK is that The Sun took up the testimony of a mother who accused a BBC top caster of paying a lot of money to his child in exchange for sexual photos. is. This young man was 20 years old at the time of writing the article, and was 17 years old when the exchange of sexual photos and money began. In the UK, the age of consent is 16, but the age of majority is 18, so sexually explicit photos of a 17-year-old may fall under child pornography.

The young man, who was 17 at the time, has been paid large sums of money over the course of three years from 2020 by 'a big BBC host', who was initially unnamed, on one occasion £5,000 (£5,000). About 900,000 yen) was also received. The young man spends his cash on drugs, and his mother tearfully says, 'She was a feisty kid, and now she's a ghostly crack addict. I want a man to make me. I just want people to stop buying sexual photos of their children and not fund their child's drug addiction,' he told The Sun.

Mr. Edwards did not hide his identity from young people, and at one point he even sent a picture of himself at work. Families who learned of the relationship between Mr. Edwards and the child from these exchanges and bank statements containing large amounts of money filed a complaint with the BBC on May 19 and asked them to stop sending the money. .

On the other hand, the BBC reported that it had been contacted by a lawyer representing the young man, ``The mother's accusation was ``nonsense'' and neither inappropriate nor illegal. Nonetheless, the BBC suspended Mr Edwards from the show on 9 July, but did not name him for privacy reasons. As a result, BBC casters were cast with suspicion one after another on the Internet, and several BBC celebrities were forced to explain that they were not involved. In addition, unrelated people were linked to suspicions and were sometimes slandered.

After that, Mr. Flind decided to announce this statement in response to the London Metropolitan Police's announcement on the 12th that the investigation had ended, saying, ``There is no evidence that a crime has been committed in this case.''

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Regarding future plans, Mr. Flind said, ``I will respond to the reported article as soon as the person's physical condition recovers.'' The BBC also plans to continue its internal investigation into the matter, and a spokesperson for The Sun said, ``We have provided the BBC team with confidential documents containing serious and widespread allegations we have received, including from BBC officials. I will,' he said, indicating that there were no more reports of suspicion and that he would fully cooperate with the BBC's investigation.

The BBC has been hit by several scandals in its history, the worst of which is said to be the death of longtime children's show host Jimmy Saville following his death in 2011. He was exposed as a pedophile who had abused children and teens for decades.