BBC Boss Tim Davie Warns Of “Complex Set Of Circumstances” As It Investigates Claims Against Presenter Huw Edwards

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BBC Director General Tim Davie has warned that it will be complex for the corporation to get to the bottom of allegations against Huw Edwards while being mindful of its duty of care to the presenter

newspaper reporting that the BBC star had given a young person £35,000 in return for sex pictures. The exchanges allegedly began in 2020 when the young person was aged 17.

Davie said: “This remains a very complex set of circumstances. As we have done throughout, our aim must be to navigate through this with care and consideration, in line with the BBC values.”issued a statement saying that it would not be publishing further allegations against Edwards. It stood by its reporting and said it would cooperate with the BBC’s probe.I wanted to write following this evening’s statements from the family of Huw Edwards and the police.

This will no doubt be a difficult time for many after a challenging few days. I want to reassure you that our immediate concern is our duty of care to all involved. As you know, we were asked to pause our fact finding investigations until that assessment had been concluded. It is important we now continue with this work. I want to be clear that in doing so we will follow due process.

 

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