BBC anchor Hugh Edwards, who led coverage of major
events including the announcement of Queen Elizabeth. Iis death
pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three counts of making indecent
pictures of Children Edwards who was the bbc's highest paid
journalist until he quit in April appeared at London's Westminster
Magistrates Court. During the hearing, the prosecutor said
41 still or moving images had been sent to Edwards
by an adult male on whatsapp between December 2020 August
2021 2 were described as pornographic videos of a child
, possibly aged seven and nine years old. Lawyer
emphasized that the charges he pleaded guilty to were related
only to images sent to him via whatsapp. The
guilty plea marks a monumental fall for the presenter,
a household name in Britain. He led coverage of
landmark moments which also included elections, King Charles Ii's
coronation, royal weddings and the 2012 Olympics. Edwards
is due to be sentenced on September 16.