 Newsnight have been investigating Huw Edwards, but the BBC has now allegedly spoke to the team about their enquires. On Wednesday, Edwards, 61, was revealed to be the suspended presenter at the centre of allegations, after it was claimed an unnamed BBC star paid a young person more than £35,000 for sexually explicit images. After several other claims, the Met police confirmed there is no evidence of a crime being committed, and Edwards's wife Vicky Flind shortly afterwards released a statement on his behalf. Vicky Flind's statement in full, on behalf of her husband Huw Edwards 'In light of the recent reporting regarding the 'BBC Presenter' I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family. 'I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children. 'Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years. 'The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters, he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving in-patient hospital care where he'll stay for the foreseeable future. 'Once well enough to do so, he intends to respond to the stories that have been published. To be clear Huw was first told that there were allegations being made against him last Thursday. 'In the circumstances and given Huw's condition I would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected. 'I know that Huw is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been impacted by the recent media speculation. 'We hope this statement will bring that to an end.' It has now been revealed that BBC News journalists were reportedly working on a potential exposé about the presenter before The Sun's allegations were published. On an episode of Newsnight earlier this week,){kind=link}
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Newsnight have been investigating Huw Edwards, but the BBC has now allegedly spoke to the team about their enquires.
On Wednesday, Edwards, 61, was revealed to be the suspended presenter at the centre of allegations, after it was claimed an unnamed BBC star paid a young person more than £35,000 for sexually explicit images.
After several other claims, the Met police confirmed there is no evidence of a crime being committed, and Edwards’s wife Vicky Flind shortly afterwards released a statement on his behalf.
‘In light of the recent reporting regarding the “BBC Presenter” I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family.