Daily Express – Reputation in tatters over child abuse images
“Reputation in tatters,” writes the Daily Express as it leads on Huw Edwards being sentenced for accessing indecent images of children. It says Edwards issued an apology to his family and victims of child abuse as part of his court case. The paper says there is “fury” over how soft his sentence is.
Elsewhere, presenter Vanessa Feltz also offers her support to Dame Esther Rantzen who is terminally ill with lung cancer and is spearheading a campaign for an assisted dying law.
Huw Edwards sentencing: 6 bombshells that show how depraved BBC star’s offences were
Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards faced his fate in court today after admitting in July to having 41 indecent images, sent to him via WhatsApp. The 63-year-old arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today, where more details about his shocking crimes emerged.
He was pictured pulling an overnight bag behind him as police escorted him into the building, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. Edwards could either be sentenced, or the case could be referred to a higher court.
The possible punishments include a three-year jail term or a community order where he has to accept help in a sex offender rehabilitation programme.
During Edwards’ last appearance in court, he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. Under the law, images can mean photos or video clips.
Express.co.uk have taken a look at some of the bombshells that were heard in court on Monday (September 16).
My friend Dame Esther Rantzen is fighting the good fight on Assisted Dying
Dame Esther Rantzen has been my friend, mentor, confidante, companion and – let me unleash my true fan-girl here – inspiration for almost 30 years. Some of us “celebrities” dabble a little in charitable works. We make donations, chair committees, become patrons, address envelopes and give the outfit we wore on Strictly opening night to the tombola.
We try to “make a difference” but without direction or conviction. We don’t have a world-changing strategy and if we did, for a moment, alight upon a situation needing urgent reformation, we haven’t the faintest idea how to go about the transformation.
Not so Dame Esther. She is a visionary, an indefatigable grafter and possessed of laser-sharp insight, knowing exactly what needs to be done and how to do it. Without Esther the hundreds of thousands of abused and neglected children rescued by Childline, the charity she founded, would have struggled unaided.
Without Esther the isolated and elderly, faced with unremitting loneliness, would have existed in unacknowledged misery. And although she was grappling with grief after the death of her beloved husband Desmond Wilcox, Esther came to the aid of other solo folk and created the magnificent senior-focused charity The Silver Line.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 17 September 2024.
Huw Edwards’s sentencing dominates Tuesday’s newspapers. The front pages react to the former BBC presenter being handed a suspended sentence, meaning he won’t spend a minute in jail. Edwards was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children.
Unsurprisingly, the papers react with anger as more details of his crimes emerge. Some of the papers ponder whether Edwards was given a lenient sentence due to his fame.
Elsewhere, there’s a dash of US political news on several papers as America continues to deal with the aftermath of a second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.