How the Huw Edwards scandal might affect the BBC’s reputation

Huw Edwards leaves Westminster magistrates court after pleading guilty to making 41 indecent images of children. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Tex

The former BBC presenter Huw Edwards’ guilty plea to charges of making indecent images of children has sent the corporation into damage limitation mode, raising questions about management’s handling of the scandal and the impact on its reputation.

“The BBC is shocked to hear the details which have emerged in court today,” said a spokesperson for the corporation. “There can be no place for such abhorrent behaviour and our thoughts are with all those affected.”