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Edwards instantly inquired concerning the identification of the particular person, after which Williams despatched him three photos, two of which clearly indicated that the kid was between 14 and 16 years outdated.

“These two were category C indecent images of children in which the child was exposing his penis,” Hope defined to the courtroom.

Williams then supplied extra, asking: “Want me to send you the full file?”

Edwards’ response was chillingly easy: “Yes xxx.”

Williams proceeded to ship round 30 attachments, with roughly half containing class C indecent photos of youngsters.

Edwards’ defence barrister Philip Evans KC mentioned “did not gain any gratification” from indecent photos.

“He did not store any of those images on any device”, Evans advised the courtroom. “He did not use them for any personal gratification and he did not gain any gratification from those indecent images.

“He didn’t ship them to anybody else onwardly and he has by no means sought comparable photos earlier than from any supply, and he has not sought comparable photos from another supply since.”

Despite studies of separation from his spouse Vicky Flind, the 63-year-old arrived right now carrying his wedding ceremony ring. Edwards is known to have moved out of his household dwelling for the reason that scandal erupted.

The ongoing listening to at Westminster Magistrates’ Court might both sentence Edwards, or the case could possibly be referred to the next courtroom. The potential punishments embrace a three-year jail time period or a group order the place he has to simply accept assist in a intercourse offender rehabilitation programme.