Huw Edwards Accused of Being BBC Presenter Who Allegedly Sexted 17-Year-Old – But Here are The Facts

In a statement, the BBC said it was working as fast as possible “to establish the facts in order to properly inform appropriate next steps”.

“The BBC first became aware of a complaint in May,” it said. “New allegations were put to us on Thursday of a different nature and in addition to our own enquiries we have also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols.”

The statement added that the corporation expected to be in a position to provide a further update on the process in the coming days.

In an email to staff, BBC director general Tim Davie said such allegations were taken “incredibly seriously”.

He described the situation as “complex” and the corporation was working rapidly on ascertaining the facts and “to ensure that these matters are handled fairly and with care”.

Mr Davie also condemned “unsubstantiated rumours” being made online about some presenters working at the BBC.

Huw Edwards’s Instagram account is gone pic.twitter.com/w5y0oZDyvc

— Sydney Jones (@PicturePrfct09) July 10, 2023

At the beginning of the week, Huw Edwards deleted his Instagram account, while ignoring the photograph circulating on Twitter. The presenter also removed a reference to the BBC as being his employer from his Twitter biography.

In a shock twist, the BBC was then contacted by the lawyer of the unidentified individual who allegedly sold images and other content to the presenter – with it being confirmed that they deny any illegal activity had taken place, and it being revealed that The Sun intentionally chose to omit this from their articles, despite a letter by the individual being sent to them long before their stories were published.

The following tweet was also ‘liked’ by Mr Edwards on June 10th – one of only two tweets he engaged with since the scandal was made public:

.⁦@TheSun⁩ has made the most serious allegations about a BBC presenter. Now needs to provide evidence or potentially face the mother of all libel actions https://t.co/t3NUKuen2a

— Jon Sopel (@jonsopel) July 10, 2023

Conclusion:

Though thousands have giddily treated the developing scandal as cheap entertainment, and while there are indeed some ‘interesting’ facts mentioned above, despite blog sites or social media users trying to tell you otherwise, the identity of the BBC presenter has NOT yet been revealed, and no evidence has yet been made public. However, the name of the presenter is expected to be released in due course.

VoteWatch will provide an update when one becomes available.