Family of young person at centre of Huw Edwards allegations ‘still suffering’

A mother has said her family is "still suffering" and "still have so many questions" following Huw Edwards' resignation from the BBC.

Edwards left the BBC "on the basis of medical advice from his doctors" following 40 years of service. The 62-year-old has been noticeably absent from screens after stories first broke of allegations that he paid a young person for sexually explicitly photos.

Speaking to the Sun, the mother of the young person said her family has been struggling for almost a year.

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She said: "This isn’t the end for us. We’re also suffering and have been immensely for nearly a year.

"We still have so many questions and need the BBC to answer them.”

A statement from the BBC announcing Edwards' resignation said: "Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC. After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors.

“The BBC has accepted his resignation, which it believes will allow all parties to move forward. We don’t believe it appropriate to comment further.”

The BBC issued an apology in February towards the young person's family after a review looked into how non-editorial complaints are handled at the corporation. The mother told The Sun that she needed to know from the BBC itself whether Edwards cooperated with their additional investigation into his conduct.

She said: “We are worried that we won’t get answers now Huw’s resigned yet we desperately need them. If he’s been found to have done something wrong, no action can be taken. My heart is broken.”

She added: “This has been a traumatic time we feel hasn’t been resolved. We want closure. This doesn’t take us any closer to it.

“The BBC’s statement said it wants all parties to move on. We want that more than anything but how can we? I don’t think anyone appreciates the hell we’ve been through.

“He’s walked away but we are still living through this nightmare. It’s been a year of pain.”

She added: “We feared this would happen. We can’t just have none of our questions answered. I just want my family to be reunited and for us all to get closure too.”

The family acknowledged that they received an email from the BBC on Monday, alongside its statement on Edwards. It added: “Thank you for raising your concerns and participating in our investigation.”

The family of the unnamed young person initially complained to the BBC about Edwards in May 2023 and Edwards was publicly named by his wife as the presenter at the centre of the allegations in July.

Edwards was suspended by the BBC, however, the Metropolitan Police said in July that no criminal offence had taken place.