Another example of sexual predators not being held accountable while 12 year olds who throw a brick go to jail..the country is rotten to the core in the public sector!
He wasnt a predator. He looked at photos. This is basically a thought crime. Like having a photo of George Washington in Mao's China. Off to jail with you.
@@afritimmby buying images he is perpetuating the demand for the vile trade in images. Each of those images has a real child in them. What of the damage to the child?
@@greencloud2225 That is a very very attenuated stream of guilt. I guess we could jail someone for simply saying "I like child porn" but doing absolutely nothing else. After all, that could ENCOURAGE the "trade." Jail the pusher, not the drug user.
@@GerieG-s1z indeed .It’s about the justice system…people got bird for ‘tweets’…! See above,someone else thought the same,so it’s only you who doesn’t think the same,up to now…? Dunno why you can’t see the obvious here,you must be special.
The government should step in this is outrageous, the man should be in a prison cell tonight, last but not least it's time to abolished the outdated licence fee.
Knowing our images are out there and being shared around leaves us destroyed for life. We endure the abuse and have a lifetime of trauma from it and then we have a lifetime of knowing the images and the videos are shared everyday. This is not justice for those children.
@@Jenny-nz8fb Surely if "making an example" is a good enough reason to crack down on extremely peripheral individuals with regards to the riots, then when a major BBC presenter gets caught unequivocally acting illegally... Isn't there a double standard in not cracking down hard on him? Does it send the wrong message to other would-be pedos who might otherwise be avoiding images/grooming on the basis of fearing the consequences? Deterrents do work...
He ain't the only well known person to get away with this and he carries on with his life like nothing has happened a suspended sentence wow what a joke I think the judge should of been sent down himself for giving such a lienint sentence
Remember they were CATEGORY A images, the worst , most shocking type of CHILDREN. How has he escaped Jail??? He deserves life for the young lives the dirty B.....d has ruined. Who is protecting him?????
@@afritimmthose children in those photos were wickedly abused to provide these sick F***s a thrill. People who get pleasure from this type of criminal porn should be punished. If a person gets pleasure from gazing at pictures of the deceased they need to see a psychiatrist.
@@afritimm Tougher sentences also work as a deterrent for others, though. These lenient sentences or non-sentences are the first step towards normalisation of (the possession of) these types of materials. There is too much sympathy for this man altogether
@@kardra9714 Absolutely! 👏👏👏. Someone pays thousands of pounds into a system where the people earn a living by severely abuse children, category A, the worst, and @afritimm thinks it's only looking at a picture? That's the problem, this attitude normalises and excuses severe abuse. He didn't come across them in a publication, he payed to have them provided. HORRENDOUS!
@@kardra9714 Well, heck, why not just give life in prison to everyone who speeds or shoplifts? There is no sympathy for him, that is a straw man argument. But we are now one step away from thought crimes like in totalitarian regimes --- if anyone heard or even suspected you of having non-PC ideas, you could be arrested and jailed.
Can we remember during the riots people were saying the rioters were being treated worse than Black people (even though that was the opposite case), whereas this is showing that being male,white and rich has privledge. Two tier is those with privledge and those without, and it's a sliding scale not on or off
Said to my Dad when Huw Edwards admitted his depraved crimes he wouldn't go to jail. My Dad said he would. Pathetic six month suspended sentence today. Makes me sick. Huw playing the mental health card as well.
During my lifetime, CSA perpetrators have been allowed to offend without any consequences. When, if ever, are we going to show survivors that they matter.
they were not going to send him to jail from the start sick he got away with it 6 months suspended for the sick pictures of children as young as 7 what a sick joke this is
Would Mr Edwards have received such a lenient sentence if he was working class? Two people who were primary carers for disabled spouses were jailed for comments online. Another was given a custodial sentence for shouting at a police dog.
Eighteen month for shouting at a police dog but no prison for looking at child sex images. That tells me the judges think more of a dog than they do of a child being abused.
What a brave women, brings it all back. I admire you. Child abuse destroys a child’s life, I think nobody understands the tragedy of it unless they have experienced it. I often wonder why the courts ignore this, ignorance or corruption?
The courts are looking primarily if the person can be rehabilitated or somehow educated on thier outlook and coping mechanisms. If for example he went In court pleaded not guilty with a glib attitude he would now be in custody. Because he was pre assessed by probation and professionals he was recommended the course or deemed not In public intrest to jail. Of course I think his offences to severe not to get immediate custody.mr John Q citizen would of got 2 years at least as guidelines go
I live in Asia and was a member of the police here and always on the lookout for Pdfs posing as tourists,Pdfs cannot be rehabilitated and once convicted in the Uk go underground yjey operate in groups and often travel abroad the poorer countries on the lookout for vulnerable children Gary Glitter being a perfect example any child sex offender should have their passport immediately revoked on conviction thus stopping the export of sex offenders,The Americans do that.
@@afritimm He solicited the material; Edwards was well aware of the implications regarding the law and how this would render him complicit in the abuse of the victims. He deserved a custodial sentence by all reasonable accounts.
His 'national treasure status' was completely manufactured. Propaganda is no more than Propaganda. How many other high status members of the entertainment or diversion industry are criminals yet to be exposed?
He is a celebrity...no contest 😠 Its sickening quite frankly. We live in a society that favours the rich. Its as if they think middle class 'respectable' people can do no wrong! I agree that more education has to happen in society as a whole how "abuse restricts lives". We rarely, if ever hear about the damage it does 😢
Narcissists can identify the children of narcissists and know that they’re unloved and neglected. They know that no one will care and that the child will have no language to ask for help 😢
I am so sorry. My heart goes out to all who have been fodder for untouchable powerful who can rely on the lesser, vulnerable one's silence & simply being on the backfoot before they even dare to think 'maybe this isn't /wasn't right' - who can ask without making 'it worse'. . The 'friends of families'..is a nightmare.
Two things can be true at once. 1). Edward’s crime was disgusting and his sentence was too soft 2). Life imprisonment would be a grossly unjust in this case
The mitigating circumstances are just... Hopefully they're mentioned in this video, haven't had time to watch it through yet, but apparently the fact his dad was strict with him and he didn't get into Oxford Uni 40 years ago caused him 'feel inferior'. The highest paid BBC newsreader for 20 years and now he's relaxing in his multi-million quid home on £300k per year pension.
What a breath of fresh air to keep the focus on the raped victimised children - why hasn’t the UK got informed victim centred sentencing? Australia produced guidelines after their Royal Commission- made a lot of difference. The only judges hearing these cases should be credentialed, vetted individuals who understand the impact on children and who get consequences for protecting the perpetrators. AI will worsen the problem as it is based on historical, perpetrator centred statistics 🤦♀️
It destroys a whole life and creates untold suffering and he gets a a suspended sentence. Its getting worse, none of them are being locked up for having/creating these images. 😡😡
Also because of the anonymity of the victims the crime is seen as victimless. There is no identified child/adult speaking out so many shrug their shoulders and identify with the celebrity who is now exposed.
Excellent programme… and 💯 the focus should be on the child… I’m 58 and it started aged 6 for me.. never had successful relationship with anyone within or outside the family, still can’t protect myself and run from all situations against me. When I say run I mean leave town leave country. It never stops affecting the abused
Has his wife left him and his children been made safe from him?! It’s all disgusting! The children will be forever in torment - I absolutely know this!!!
Sentencing should not be based on whether he is likely to reoffend (these tools are notoriously flawed with a toss of a coin often being a better predictor), but instead sentencing must communicate society's condemnation of this abhorrent behaviour by Edwards.
Four years in prison for hurty words on Facebook. Zero time in prison for child abuse. Two tier Britain in action.
Depends whether or not you work for the BBC
Dirty Eddie does it again
Peeeeeee doe
Another example of sexual predators not being held accountable while 12 year olds who throw a brick go to jail..the country is rotten to the core in the public sector!
Vile defund the bbc also they are a disgrace
He wasnt a predator. He looked at photos.
This is basically a thought crime. Like having a photo of George Washington in Mao's China. Off to jail with you.
Outrageous outcome. No justice for the victims.
What about the mental health of those poor children. He's disgusting
He did nothing to those children.
@@afritimmby buying images he is perpetuating the demand for the vile trade in images.
Each of those images has a real child in them. What of the damage to the child?
@@greencloud2225
That is a very very attenuated stream of guilt.
I guess we could jail someone for simply saying "I like child porn" but doing absolutely nothing else. After all, that could ENCOURAGE the "trade."
Jail the pusher, not the drug user.
@@afritimm so, you think it is perfectly ok to pleasure yourself whilst watching children being abused? Says a lot about you does it not?
@@afritimmwrong. The child is abused for money. The money he paid to watch. Supply and Demand.
He pleaded guilty and they gave him a ‘break’,the ‘far rioters’ did the same thing (pleaded guilty) and got hammered,it’s all wrong.
I thought the same !
@@Susan-hl5ie But obviously he’s got mental health issues,unlike the far rioters,maybe they should have pulled the ‘looney card’ !?!?
@joelfildes5544 why are you conflating two different cases? Edwards absolutely should go to jail.
@@GerieG-s1z indeed .It’s about the justice system…people got bird for ‘tweets’…! See above,someone else thought the same,so it’s only you who doesn’t think the same,up to now…? Dunno why you can’t see the obvious here,you must be special.
God Bless Ms Feroze for her work and bravery in sharing her personal plight.
Absolutely 💯
Disgusting behaviour he should be locked up
Yet if you post "hurty WORDS" online, you get the full force of the law and jail time! 🤨
Yes forget about Huw and those like him, the DPP and his army of online snoops are after everyone for hurty words!
Oh really? Give us some examples then.
Disgusting. The children he looked at were not just abused but brutally assaulted.
Not only that a victim of a crime
Were the images real though? And have they identified anyone?
@@oneoflokisare you fffing serious they were children real time real life children as young as seven being raped
@@oneoflokis
WOW
@@clare2401 What is "wow"?
THE PUBLIC SHOULD DEMAND A RETRIAL! as a society we should not accept this status quo.... Write a letter to your MP demanding justice!
The government should step in this is outrageous, the man should be in a prison cell tonight, last but not least it's time to abolished the outdated licence fee.
Yes nothing about the innocent children... Painful!;
Knowing our images are out there and being shared around leaves us destroyed for life. We endure the abuse and have a lifetime of trauma from it and then we have a lifetime of knowing the images and the videos are shared everyday. This is not justice for those children.
So a facebook rant goes to jail a pedophile walks free ! 2 tier policing justice what about the victims 😢
Not a pedophile. He abused no one.
@@afritimm You're defending this kind of depravity? What's wrong inside your head?
Rioting is dealt with fast and harshly to stop it escalating but we’ve got creeps like this in every street in the uk and they don’t get jailed.
@@Jenny-nz8fb
Surely if "making an example" is a good enough reason to crack down on extremely peripheral individuals with regards to the riots, then when a major BBC presenter gets caught unequivocally acting illegally... Isn't there a double standard in not cracking down hard on him?
Does it send the wrong message to other would-be pedos who might otherwise be avoiding images/grooming on the basis of fearing the consequences?
Deterrents do work...
It’s disgusting
He ain't the only well known person to get away with this and he carries on with his life like nothing has happened a suspended sentence wow what a joke I think the judge should of been sent down himself for giving such a lienint sentence
Judge s are well known for there rent boys
What a rotten world we live in.
This country has changed. No doubt about it. It’s the people who have power who are responsible for this change. Who else can it be?
Remember they were CATEGORY A images, the worst , most shocking type of CHILDREN. How has he escaped Jail??? He deserves life for the young lives the dirty B.....d has ruined. Who is protecting him?????
He abused no one. This hysteria about looking at photos. Gee, what should someone get for looking at photos of murdered people?
@@afritimmthose children in those photos were wickedly abused to provide these sick F***s a thrill. People who get pleasure from this type of criminal porn should be punished. If a person gets pleasure from gazing at pictures of the deceased they need to see a psychiatrist.
@@afritimm Tougher sentences also work as a deterrent for others, though. These lenient sentences or non-sentences are the first step towards normalisation of (the possession of) these types of materials. There is too much sympathy for this man altogether
@@kardra9714 Absolutely! 👏👏👏. Someone pays thousands of pounds into a system where the people earn a living by severely abuse children, category A, the worst, and @afritimm thinks it's only looking at a picture? That's the problem, this attitude normalises and excuses severe abuse. He didn't come across them in a publication, he payed to have them provided. HORRENDOUS!
@@kardra9714
Well, heck, why not just give life in prison to everyone who speeds or shoplifts?
There is no sympathy for him, that is a straw man argument.
But we are now one step away from thought crimes like in totalitarian regimes --- if anyone heard or even suspected you of having non-PC ideas, you could be arrested and jailed.
Very clear and articulate explanation of the devastating impact on children's development of this type of abuse
I hope the CPS appeal the leniency of the sentence.
Guaranteed outcome and we all knew it.
The final insult to those of us shouted down about two-tier-policing.
The whole of the commons heckled farage - the cowards
Can we remember during the riots people were saying the rioters were being treated worse than Black people (even though that was the opposite case), whereas this is showing that being male,white and rich has privledge.
Two tier is those with privledge and those without, and it's a sliding scale not on or off
Said to my Dad when Huw Edwards admitted his depraved crimes he wouldn't go to jail. My Dad said he would. Pathetic six month suspended sentence today. Makes me sick. Huw playing the mental health card as well.
I suspected he wouldn't get a prison sentence.
Evil barristers and the legal system who are solely interested in profit.
Nothing else.
@@graemeyetts3465 And maybe self interest it would seem.
During my lifetime, CSA perpetrators have been allowed to offend without any consequences. When, if ever, are we going to show survivors that they matter.
they were not going to send him to jail from the start sick he got away with it 6 months suspended for the sick pictures of children as young as 7 what a sick joke this is
What about the CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH AFTER BEING RAPED 🤬🤬🤬🤬
EXACTLY! I'm incandescent!🤬🤬🤬
Its an abomination
And 20 months for shouting at a police dog.
It makes me sick to the stomach that children are not being protected!! I'm outraged of the injustice in this country
Would Mr Edwards have received such a lenient sentence if he was working class? Two people who were primary carers for disabled spouses were jailed for comments online. Another was given a custodial sentence for shouting at a police dog.
You could not make this up ! We all knew it would happen but it is still utterly disgusting! 🤬
Freemason.
Absolutely, a working class Edwards woukd have got 10 years minimum.
They protect their own!
So who paid the judge off? That is the only way this makes any sense!
Tough to watch, good interview. Should'a put a link to her charity in the description as well as mentioning it.
Eighteen month for shouting at a police dog but no prison for looking at child sex images. That tells me the judges think more of a dog than they do of a child being abused.
It's not a competition
It’s disgusting
@@lilithowl It's not a competition, but it is a comparison. We want sentences to be reasonably consistent.
Them sentences will drop off they were example cases and I’m bet they won’t go 4 months before release
British justice is not fit for purpose and dare I say two tier‼️
Two Tier criminal justice system in action.
If he'd been a working class bloke wearing a football shirt he'd have been given years behind bars.
What a brave women, brings it all back. I admire you. Child abuse destroys a child’s life, I think nobody understands the tragedy of it unless they have experienced it. I often wonder why the courts ignore this, ignorance or corruption?
Anyone who thought he would go to prison must also be expecting him to repay the BBC...
WELL SAID!
That was more likely hush money from, the paedo protecting BBC.
2 Tier justice system in our UK
If you treat crime as a mental health issue, this is what you get.
Street justice…and I’m a pacifist. The poor children.😢
He should be in jail. Lots of people who accessed indecent pics have been jailed.
It's a stupid law. How about if we look at photos of murdered people?
The courts are looking primarily if the person can be rehabilitated or somehow educated on thier outlook and coping mechanisms. If for example he went In court pleaded not guilty with a glib attitude he would now be in custody. Because he was pre assessed by probation and professionals he was recommended the course or deemed not In public intrest to jail. Of course I think his offences to severe not to get immediate custody.mr John Q citizen would of got 2 years at least as guidelines go
You again, afritimm? Something tells me you need your hard drive checking.
@@lewislee9201
I’m fine with that if we look at yours too.
The clergy always get a pass!
So wrong he has avoided prison 😠
I feel like the people who made the call that he shouldnt get jail time should be looked into .. this is insanity!
Remember his supporters, Sopel, Elton John, Alastair Campbell, Piers Morgan,Khrisnan guru Murphy, David Baddiel, India Willoughby, Dan Walker
I live in Asia and was a member of the police here and always on the lookout for Pdfs posing as tourists,Pdfs cannot be rehabilitated and once convicted in the Uk go underground yjey operate in groups and often travel abroad the poorer countries on the lookout for vulnerable children Gary Glitter being a perfect example any child sex offender should have their passport immediately revoked on conviction thus stopping the export of sex offenders,The Americans do that.
WTF ! this country is sick. We need to protect our young and elderly
Life sentence definitely 🤬🤬🤬
sadly its the children and their parents that have the life sentence and have to now live with the facts this sicko got of with it
Can't say I'm surprised, by now people should know the script.
He is protected by the system and the judge is part of the system.
The perverts already claiming “he never abused anyone”.
Sue him on behalf of the son he groomed ..get as much cash of him in court hes a predator and arrogant being.
WTF ???!!!!!!!! HE SHOULD BE JAILED
He is a member of the elite class and so is untouchable.
This offender is disgraceful for not getting a very long sentence life sentence
You're out of your mind.
4-6 years imprisonment would be an indication of justice but we know where Paul Goldspring has come from.
@@TheBrawlBox
For a first-time offense of merely looking at illegal photos? That's a sort of hysteria.
@@afritimm He solicited the material; Edwards was well aware of the implications regarding the law and how this would render him complicit in the abuse of the victims. He deserved a custodial sentence by all reasonable accounts.
@@afritimm People who aren't famous have gone to jail for having 'merely illegal photos' of child sexual abuse. Are you a nonce?
No legal justice anymore, bring on vigilante justice
Wtf is happening to this country? Utterly disgraceful. Edwards should be in jail, full stop.
The message this gives to wider society, as usual, is that some people are just more important than others. Sickening
This sentencing must be challenged in court.
It is inadequate on every level.
He is laughing at us all.
Everyone should march on the STreet to show their solidarity with the abused children, and their disbelief at how lenient the punishment was.
Two tiered justice, perhaps ?
His 'national treasure status' was completely manufactured. Propaganda is no more than Propaganda. How many other high status members of the entertainment or diversion industry are criminals yet to be exposed?
Well the rich and powerful are still hiding how deep this goes.
Defund the bbc - don’t pay their ridiculous licence
He is a celebrity...no contest 😠
Its sickening quite frankly. We live in a society that favours the rich. Its as if they think middle class 'respectable' people can do no wrong!
I agree that more education has to happen in society as a whole how "abuse restricts lives".
We rarely, if ever hear about the damage it does 😢
Does he still get his 300 thousand pound bbc pension.
300k a YEAR. Disgusting.
Hush money.
This crime is ALWAYS given lighter sentences, because it's the preferred choice of the people in power.
The only reason he’s had no previous convictions is because he never got. Caught.
STOP TOUCHING CHILDREN FFS!!!!!!!!
Not a single day in jail plus a £200k reward !
Some f*cking punishment that !!
And I also agree there is a lot of unfair sentencing, Jan 6 for
Instance.
Talk about the system! The system is being protected by the media.
Narcissists can identify the children of narcissists and know that they’re unloved and neglected. They know that no one will care and that the child will have no language to ask for help 😢
This woman is so brave, so strong, all power to her.
Sex offender predictor tool?!...is that just an app that determines whether they've worked for the bbc or not?
I am so sorry. My heart goes out to all who have been fodder for untouchable powerful who can rely on the lesser, vulnerable one's silence & simply being on the backfoot before they even dare to think 'maybe this isn't /wasn't right' - who can ask without making 'it worse'.
. The 'friends of families'..is a nightmare.
BBC AND ANOTHER JIMMY SAVILE
Two things can be true at once.
1). Edward’s crime was disgusting and his sentence was too soft
2). Life imprisonment would be a grossly unjust in this case
Why have Sopal and Maitless gone quiet?
The mitigating circumstances are just... Hopefully they're mentioned in this video, haven't had time to watch it through yet, but apparently the fact his dad was strict with him and he didn't get into Oxford Uni 40 years ago caused him 'feel inferior'. The highest paid BBC newsreader for 20 years and now he's relaxing in his multi-million quid home on £300k per year pension.
What a breath of fresh air to keep the focus on the raped victimised children - why hasn’t the UK got informed victim centred sentencing? Australia produced guidelines after their Royal Commission- made a lot of difference. The only judges hearing these cases should be credentialed, vetted individuals who understand the impact on children and who get consequences for protecting the perpetrators. AI will worsen the problem as it is based on historical, perpetrator centred statistics 🤦♀️
What did anyone expect...the rich look after their own. He needed a prison sentence but we knew it was not going to happen...money talks everytime.
The two tier legal system up in lights.
A very predictable outcome. I would have been more shocked if justice had been done.
100% of executed offenders do not reoffend.
Why only sentenced in a magistrates court where no appeal for a lenient sentence can be appealed.
It destroys a whole life and creates untold suffering and he gets a a suspended sentence. Its getting worse, none of them are being locked up for having/creating these images. 😡😡
and he gets in a limo
What about the children mental health this isn't fair justice
The Spectator, can't wait to see what you'll create next
That 'sentence' is a slap in the face for victims! Its an absolute disgrace and saying poor him, what about the victims
Also because of the anonymity of the victims the crime is seen as victimless. There is no identified child/adult speaking out so many shrug their shoulders and identify with the celebrity who is now exposed.
Excellent programme… and 💯 the focus should be on the child… I’m
58 and it started aged 6 for me.. never had successful relationship with anyone within or outside the family, still can’t protect myself and run from all situations against me. When I say run I mean leave town leave country. It never stops affecting the abused
I wonder if he knows he’ll get a free house from Sadiq Khan when his sentence is reduced?
Has his wife left him and his children been made safe from him?! It’s all disgusting! The children will be forever in torment - I absolutely know this!!!
Sentencing should not be based on whether he is likely to reoffend (these tools are notoriously flawed with a toss of a coin often being a better predictor), but instead sentencing must communicate society's condemnation of this abhorrent behaviour by Edwards.
Make the judge explain to the children his or god forbid her decision.
THIS IS MADDENING!!! 😡🤮
When Prince Andrew will be brought to justice?
I was a based as a child and this sentence sent a shiver down my spine.
I agree, "its never about the victim". And thats criminal, no matter what the law says and does, we ALL know it to be true.