South Wales Police has said it has found that no criminal offence has been committed following enquiries into allegations linked to a BBC presenter. It comes after Mr Edwards was named as the BBC presenter at the centre of the allegations relating to sexually explicit images of a young person.
Vicky Flind, the wife of newsreader Huw Edwards, named him in a statement issued on his behalf on Wednesday evening (July 12), as reported by the Press Association
In her statement, Vicky Flind said her husband was "suffering from serious mental health issues" and was now "receiving in-patient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future” as she asked for privacy for her family. You can read the full statement here.
Read more: The full statement on Huw Edwards as his wife names him as the BBC presenter
Allegations that a BBC presenter had paid a young person £35,000 for sexually explicit images were first published by the Sun on Friday, July 7. You can get more story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Since then, the lawyer of the young person at the centre of those initial allegations has "rubbished" the claims on behalf of their client, the parents have stood by their initial claims and a second person has come forward claiming to the BBC they received what they described as "threatening" messages from the same BBC presenter after meeting them on a dating app.
A third young person has also reportedly come forward to allege that the BBC presenter broke lockdown rules by travelling to meet them.
A spokesperson for South Wales Police said in a statement this evening: "South Wales Police has remained in contact with representatives of the Metropolitan Police and the BBC following a meeting on Monday. Information was initially received by the force in April, 2023, regarding the welfare of an adult. No criminality was identified.
"Following recent events, further enquiries have been carried out and officers have spoken to a number of parties to establish whether any criminal allegations are being made. At this time, there is no evidence that any criminal offences have been committed. There are no ongoing enquiries being carried out by South Wales Police.
"However, should evidence of criminality or safeguarding issues be identified at any point in future then they will be investigated."
