Ex-BBC host gets suspended sentence for indecent images (www.dw.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 02:12
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Huw Edwards, ex-host of the broadcaster’s flagship news program, had pleaded guilty to receiving indecent images of children. There was an outcry over Edwards continuing to receive salary payments following his arrest.

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ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 02:54 collapse

I know that sentence seems absurdly light but it’s important to remember that in England, there’s a lot of precedent for rich perverts being treated differently. It’s a major part of their history, second only to paying those perverts rent with eels.

13esq@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 05:38 next collapse

It’s my understanding that it’s actually a pretty typical sentence. He’s obviously sick in the head but has been judged as little risk to children.

PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works on 17 Sep 07:49 collapse

It took me a second to understand that. I thought that you meant that the thing with the eels was a pretty typical sentence in English

sugartits@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 05:58 next collapse

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wewbull@feddit.uk on 17 Sep 08:53 collapse

TLDR: This is an entirely expected sentence for offences of this type.

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Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works on 17 Sep 06:18 collapse

Huw Edwards may - or may not - be many things but rich is not one of them. He was a television news anchor on the BBC. A bang-average Premier League footballer could easily out earn him.

BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Sep 07:07 collapse

He makes less than the average footballer in the highest league in the UK? I don’t think that’s surprising to anyone.

Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works on 17 Sep 07:16 collapse

Exactly. He may well be rich relative to a poor person but in the scheme of overall wealth hoarding he’s not even a blip on the radar. The reason he got the sentence he got is nothing to do with his assets. It would be glib to suggest otherwise.