Edwards quit the BBC in April after 40 years
Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children, according to the Metropolitan Police.
The offences, which are alleged to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022, relate to images shared on a WhatsApp chat.
Edwards quit the BBC in April after 40 years.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Huw Edwards, 62, of Southwark, London has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children following a Met Police investigation.
"The offences, which are alleged to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022, relate to images shared on a WhatsApp chat.
"Edwards was arrested on 8 November 2023. He was charged on Wednesday, 26 June following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service.
"He has been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 31 July."
