Huw Edwards arrives in court after being charged with making indecent images of children

He faces three charges

Edwards appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Wednesday morning, wearing a black suit, blue tie and sunglasses.

He was surrounded by several police officers as he arrived, with dozens of photographers waiting for him, the BBC reports.

The 62-year-old, who quit the BBC in April, is facing three charges of the offence for a period between December 2020 and April 2022.

He was arrested last November and charged last month with the offences which related to 37 images that were shared on a WhatsApp chat, according to the Metropolitan Police.

Edwards is accused of having six category A images, the most serious classification of indecent images, on a phone. He is also accused of having 12 category B pictures and 19 category C photographs.

If found guilty the offences could see Edwards jailed for up to 10 years.

In the annual publishing of the corporation’s salary report last week, it was revealed Edwards was the third-highest earner between April 2023 to March 2024.

During this period he brought home between £475,000 and £479,999, only being topped by Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball.