20/09/2026
No shame at all
Disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards has said his conviction feels like “a sentence for life” despite the fact it is now spent in criminal terms.
In 2024, Edwards admitted to accessing 41 images of children, including seven of the most serious type, and was given a six-month sentence, suspended for two years. 🤳👩⚖️
Writing in an online blog this week, Edwards was keen to point out two years had now passed since his sentencing.
He said: “The period of rehabilitation — involving regular meetings with police and probation officers, with therapists and psychiatrists — is officially over. In other words, my conviction is now spent. It no longer has legal effect. It does not need to be shared or declared.
“If you imagine me uncorking a bottle of the Co-op’s best Prosecco (my mother’s favourite, by the way) in a moment of wild celebration, think again. That is because, as Theresa May famously protested: “Nothing has changed!”
Edwards went on to declare that he was ‘front page news’ when he was convicted which means he is “not going to be affected by the newly-acquired ‘spent’ status”.
It appeared to be an admission that his TV career will not get back on track, despite previous reports that he hoped to work again in the future. The title of the post was ‘Spent force?’.
Edwards also claimed that 1,000 men are arrested every month in the UK in relation to accessing indecent images. And he claimed his crimes had happened whilst he was suffering a breakdown.
He concluded the blog by saying: “On paper, then, my sentence is now spent. But thanks to my public profile — and the virulent media coverage, much of it false or misleading — it is a sentence for life. Is that proportionate? I will let you decide.”
In June 2026, Edwards’ blog was criticised by child sexual abuse campaigners.
Emma Jane Taylor, a campaigner and founder of grassroots charity Project 90-10, told the BBC: "To think he can simply return to a public platform and be received as though nothing has happened shows a staggering lack of awareness."
