have been investigating , but the BBC has now allegedly spoke to the team about their enquires.
On Wednesday, Edwards, 61, was revealed , after it was claimed an unnamed BBC star paid a young person more than £35,000 for sexually explicit images.
After several other claims, the Met police confirmed there is no evidence of a crime being committed, and
Vicky Flind's statement in full, on behalf of her husband Huw Edwards
‘In light of the recent reporting regarding the “BBC Presenter” I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family.
‘I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children.
‘Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years.
‘The events of the last few days have greatly worsened matters, he has suffered another serious episode and is now receiving in-patient hospital care where he’ll stay for the foreseeable future.
‘Once well enough to do so, he intends to respond to the stories that have been published. To be clear Huw was first told that there were allegations being made against him last Thursday.
‘In the circumstances and given Huw’s condition I would like to ask that the privacy of my family and everyone else caught up in these upsetting events is respected.
‘I know that Huw is deeply sorry that so many colleagues have been impacted by the recent media speculation.
‘We hope this statement will bring that to an end.’
It has now been revealed that BBC News journalists were reportedly working on a potential exposé about the presenter before The Sun’s allegations were published.
On an episode of Newsnight earlier this week, presented by , 54, they reported that two current BBC employees allegedly received messages from Edwards as well as one former employee.
has now reported that staff shared concerns after they were approached for intel on Edwards’s behaviour this week.
They claim sources have informed them that they felt uncomfortable being asked questions about their interactions with Edwards, and it was too aggressive. They also report that the Newsnight team have been accused of contacting BBC employees, who Huw follows on Twitter.
They allege that managers have been made aware of the situation, which could indicate they’ve crossed a line.
‘It’s really distasteful,’ a BBC insider said.
The BBC is conducting its own investigation, separate from the alleged Newsnight journalism.
A spokesperson said: ‘We are moving forward with our fact-finding investigations. We are going to get on with this work calmly, carefully and with diligence, with full consideration of our duty of care to all involved. We will not be providing further comment while this work is ongoing.’
Metro.co.uk contacted BBC for comment who said: ‘We always treat the concerns of staff with care, and would always urge any staff members to speak to us.’
‘We fully take on board the views of staff who have felt uncomfortable with the work on this particular piece of reporting, we’ve fed that back to those involved in the journalism, and we’ll talk to the affected staff about it if they wish,’ added a senior BBC source.
