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Huw Edwards sent creepy selfies to young lad while presenting Harry and Meghan’s wedding
Edwards turned angry when the lad only sent topless pics
HUW Edwards sent creepy selfies to try to buy sex pics from a young man — while presenting Harry and Meghan’s wedding on TV.
The disgraced former BBC newsreader was said to have groomed the cash-strapped fan, initially trying to impress him with pictures from the News at Ten studio before later transferring him £2,000.
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The starstruck lad, then 21, then received a snap of the presenter outside Windsor Castle as Edwards fronted coverage of the 2018 Royal Wedding.
The picture was part of a year-long campaign when Edwards pestered the heterosexual lad for nude pictures — turning nasty when he did not get his way.
After seeing Edwards’ conviction for receiving images of child abuse, the fan told The Sun: “It’s disgusting.
"It was clear he was always trying to groom me and trying to use his position and money for his own perverse gratification.
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“But to now know I was being targeted by a paedophile who got off on pictures of children makes me feel sick.”
PayPal records show the BBC star paid £500 a photo to the fan.
After receiving one topless picture, he complimented him, saying: “F***.
"That’s one of your best. You look so good.”
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Edwards then wrote: “I want a pic of you totally naked head to toe.”
When the fan asked “What’s in it for me?”, Edwards transferred him a total of £2,000.
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When the lad provided only a topless snap, Edwards launched into a WhatsApp tirade, ranting: “F*** that. F*** that.
"Really not impressed by you. I believed you were serious.
"But you’re not. You chase me for cash.
"But you then ‘forget’ to deliver. F* that.”
Edwards first followed the lad on social media, then messaged him for his WhatsApp contact details in 2017.
He then tried to initiate picture-swapping by sending a selfie taken in a BBC studio, writing: “Your turn. Pic.”
The lad swapped messages with the star over a number of weeks before the presenter asked for intimate pictures, saying: “I will reward you.”
Edwards messaged asking if the fan was “likely to be down before Xmas”, in what was a clear attempt to meet.
And the newsreader spied the lad’s financial vulnerability when he asked for help paying for a train ticket to London.
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The presenter wrote: “Then you really would owe me.”
The lad said: “Clearly by ‘owe’ he meant something sexual.”
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