He arrived at courtroom carrying a darkish blue go well with, pale blue tie, and donning Ray Ban sun shades, and was ushered into the constructing by a group of eight ready Metropolitan Cops.
He made no remark as he was escorted previous the banks of ready photographers, along with protesters brandishing anti-BBC placards, and was silent once more as he left courtroom.
“Mr Edwards engaged in on-line chat with an grownup male who contacted Mr Edwards by social media”, mentioned prosecutor Ian Hope. He mentioned a chat thread on WhatsApp was discovered on Edward’s telephone, with the opposite man “sending nonetheless and transferring pornographic photographs to Mr Edwards”.