Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, the Metropolitan Police said.
Edwards, 62, was one of the BBC’s most high-profile presenters before resigning in April on medical advice.
He had been off the air since last summer.
Edwards was the BBC’s highest-paid newsreader and had been with the company for 40 years when he left.
Police said his alleged crimes occurred between December 2020 and April 2022 and are related to images shared in a WhatsApp chat.
He is accused of having six category A images, 12 category B images and 19 category C images on his WhatsApp.
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The former announcer was arrested on November 8, 2023 and charged on Wednesday, June 26.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, July 31.
It comes after Edwards was paid between £475,000 and £479,999 in the 2023-24 financial year, making him the broadcaster’s third highest-paid presenter overall.
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