London CNN —Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to having 41 indecent images of children on the messaging app WhatsApp, according to PA Media. The court heard that Edwards engaged in online chat with an adult man on WhatsApp who sent him 377 sexual images, 41 of which were indecent images of children. All charges were in relation to images of children under the age of 18. The court heard that seven of the illegal images were classified as category A, the most severe classification of indecent images of children under English law. Edwards leaves court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to having 41 indecent images of children on WhatsApp.

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Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, WhatsApp, “, Dan Kitwood, Philip Evans, Mr Edwards, Mr, ” Evans, ” Edwards Organizations: London CNN — Former, PA Media, ’, London’s Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Police, BBC