The mom of a teen who was groomed by Huw Edwards is alleged to be shocked that the broadcaster is reportedly in talks to present an interview to Channel 4.
Edwards, 64, was sentenced to 6 months in jail, suspended for 2 years, in September 2024 after admitting three counts of creating indecent photographs of youngsters.
Nonetheless, now the previous BBC Information at Ten presenter is alleged to be in talks to make his first TV interview because the conviction.
Final night time the mom of {the teenager} who first whistled for Edwards informed The Solar on Sunday: ‘It’s completely disgusting that Channel 4 has given a convicted pedophile a platform.
“I do not perceive what he has to say, or what his facet of the story actually is.
‘Who needs to listen to that? And why would they comply with it?
“It doesn’t matter what he says, there is no such thing as a excuse for his habits. Have not we been by way of sufficient?’
Earlier this week, Channel 4 got here beneath fireplace following allegations of rape made by contestants on their hit sequence Married at First Sight UK.
Now the general public broadcaster is risking new controversy by working with convicted intercourse offender Edwards, the Sunday Occasions reviews.
In 2023, Edwards was suspended by the BBC after it was revealed he had groomed a younger man on social media and paid him 1000’s of kilos for specific photographs.
Final month the disgraced information presenter slammed Channel 5’s new drama about him and vowed to share his personal model of occasions.
In Energy: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, starring Martin Clunes, he stated: ‘A lot has been written and reported previously week in response to Channel 5’s one-sided report.
“Different alternatives will come up later this yr to current my case and problem the deceptive or fabricated claims in current reporting.
“There are nonetheless some critical inquiries to be answered, and never simply by me. It would now be a while earlier than I could make my very own report, and till then I don’t intend to remark additional.”
Edwards additionally claimed that the community “made no try to confirm with me the reality of any facet of their story.”
Metro has contacted Channel 4 for remark.
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