LONDON, July 12 - One of Britain's leading television news anchors, Huw Edwards, was identified by his wife on Wednesday as the BBC presenter facinghe paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos, the broadcaster reported.
"Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years," Flind said in a statement, according to the BBC. The BBC came under fire as it struggled to investigate the claim against the presenter, protect the person's privacy, respond publicly to the allegations, and not anger other presenters who fell under suspicion.
London's Metropolitan Police said earlier on Wednesday it had concluded its assessment into the allegations and found there was no indication a criminal offence had been committed.The BBC said it would continue with its internal investigation into the allegations. A spokesperson for The Sun said the newspaper had no plans to publish further allegations and would cooperate with the BBC's investigation.