Former BBC anchor Huw Edwards has been charged with three counts of making indecent pictures of kids.

The pictures had been allegedly shared through the texting app WhatsApp. According to the report, through CNN, he’s going through allegations of having 6 “category A” pictures, 12 “category B” pictures, and 19 “category C” pictures. Category A is probably the most severe underneath the UK regulation.

“The [offenses,] which are alleged to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022, relate to images shared on a WhatsApp chat,” a press release mentioned. “Edwards was arrested on November 8 2023. He was charged on Wednesday June 26 following authorization from the Crown Prosecution Service.”

He might resist 10 years in jail. He reportedly earned between £475,000 ($610,000) and £479,999 ($616,000) on the community final 12 months.

Edwards was concerned in some vital moments on the BBC, together with asserting the dying of Queen Elizabeth in September of 2022.