Huw Edwards has reportedly put his family’s £4.75 million London home on the market. The former BBC newsreader, 63, was handed a six-month suspended sentence in September after he pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children.
Edwards, who resigned from his lucrative £475,000 BBC role in April following medical advice, vacated the family home he shared with wife Vicky Flind and their five children when the scandal emerged. Now, the south London property is believed to be up for sale.
Huw and Vicky purchased the grand residence for £1.85m in 2006, according to MailOnline. The publication claims it is listed on rightmove.
The paper says it has six bedrooms and is on three floors. The Mirror says it has a pool table and a piano, as well as an expansive garden complete with a trampoline. The news comes less than a month after the once revered Welsh journalist was given a suspended jail sentence.
Edwards appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in September for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children in July. The disgraced presenter was given six months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with a requirement to complete a sex offender programme.
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring also declined to make him the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, saying he “did not pose a risk to the public”. He said, however, that Edwards would be on the Sexual Offenders’ Register for seven years.
Mr Goldspring told the ex-News at Ten presenter: “The impact of child sexual abuse can be severe and lifelong.” He then told Edwards his “reputation is in tatters,” while starting his sentencing remarks. Mr Goldspring said: “Perhaps it does not need saying that you are of previous good character having enjoyed a very successful career in the media You were highly regarded for your dedication and professionalism, perhaps the most recognised journalist in the UK. Your reputation is in tatters.”
The Mirror has contacted Mr Edwards’ rep for comment on this story.