Huw Edwards arrives at court this morning

Yes I remember the threads on here. How vociferous people were when we dared to raise issues of child safeguarding.
His poor mental health though.

I must admit I was very shocked.
Frankly I don't care too hoots about his mental health.
What about the mental health of those abused children in the pictures?

Oh dear oh dear. What an awful shock this has been. What was he thinking?!!!

I was being sarcastic Callistemon, his mental health was used endlessly to try to stop people talking about it.

Am wondering how this will reflect in the BBC, they turned a blind eye to Savile, and on top of what is now apparent about their top news presenter Edwards there is the scandal about Strictly with contestants given no help and indeed encouraged to keep quiet it seems.

Why is it a shock? We don't know these people. He always appeared a bit weird to me.

Galaxy

I was being sarcastic Callistemon, his mental health was used endlessly to try to stop people talking about it.

Oh sorry, I missed the subtlety Galaxy.

And he got that substantial pay rise, from what is essentially the public's money, as if the six figure sum he was already getting wasn't enough, whilst suspended from the BBC.

The most serious level of the images, images of children, real victims. Incomprehensible especially when he has children of his own.

Kate1949

Why is it a shock? We don't know these people. He always appeared a bit weird to me.

Actually, he never seemed weird to me although I only 'knew' him as the reassuring voice with a Welsh lilt and a face on television.

Kate1949

Why is it a shock? We don't know these people. He always appeared a bit weird to me.

Glad you said that, I always thought it was just me. I often turned him off, he gave me the creeps.

It's ok Callistemon, I am cross which in my case often manifests in inappropriate sarcasm.
I think it is a warning to be very wary of people who are accused of very serious crimes saying the allegations are damaging their mental health.

I was one of the posters who gave him the benefit of doubt I just couldn’t see why a high profile successful male would do what he was alleged

I now realise that fame and money does not prevent one from illegalities.

I find this very sad. I admired Hugh as a news reader.
But there is no excuse, mental health or not, the children are the first consideration.

I wasn’t surprised in the first instant.
What I’m bloody lived about, is, the fact that up until the 23rd of July he was still on the payroll 😡
I expect with that obscene pay packet he can afford the calibre of barrister who will make sure he goes to a very nice private psychiatric unit.

He's pleaded guilty.

petra

I wasn’t surprised in the first instant.
What I’m bloody lived about, is, the fact that up until the 23rd of July he was still on the payroll 😡
I expect with that obscene pay packet he can afford the calibre of barrister who will make sure he goes to a very nice private psychiatric unit.

Yes, I was shocked to hear he was on the payroll still.

I suppose innocent until proven guilty.
But to give him a rise too ! Beggars belief.

He has just pleaded guilty to the charges, but he could hardly do anything else with the evidence that was found..

TerriBull

And he got that substantial pay rise, from what is essentially the public's money, as if the six figure sum he was already getting wasn't enough, whilst suspended from the BBC.

The most serious level of the images, images of children, real victims. Incomprehensible especially when he has children of his own.

This ( tho my use of the word may annoy)
I guess we have an often false idea about the characters we see on tv, national treasures and so on.😲

Maybe the boy who raised the alarm might get apologies from all the people who savagely undermined him for having a less than perfect background? No? Thought not.

I was surprised when it came out - HE never seemed dodgy to me - but that's the point, really. There is no template for sex offenders, which is why complaints should be taken seriously when they are voiced.

Surely there needs to be an independent body investigating any complaints made about these big names. I imagine making a complaint to the beeb often ends up being a fruitless exercise as history teaches us.
Not sure if anyone did complain prior to Edwards being outed but it does make you wonder.

Doodledog

Maybe the boy who raised the alarm might get apologies from all the people who savagely undermined him for having a less than perfect background? No? Thought not.

I was surprised when it came out - HE never seemed dodgy to me - but that's the point, really. There is no template for sex offenders, which is why complaints should be taken seriously when they are voiced.

It wasn’t the boy(?) who made the complaint it was his parent/s

As I recall the boy(?) vehemently denied anything untoward had occurred.

That's very honest of you grannygravy.
I am not trying to blame anyone, I cant even remember who was on the thread, except if I remember rightly a poster who appeared from nowhere and defended him to the hilt. That always makes me suspicious. I just remember how hard it was to try and talk about it.

surely all abusers are mentally unwell? doesn't it go with the territory?

Galaxy

That's very honest of you grannygravy.
I am not trying to blame anyone, I cant even remember who was on the thread, except if I remember rightly a poster who appeared from nowhere and defended him to the hilt. That always makes me suspicious. I just remember how hard it was to try and talk about it.

as we are all anonymous (to a degree) it could be someone who knows him, his agent or whoever

abused people, especially minors - do not always understand they are being abused