(London) The star presenter of the BBC Huw Edwards was named by his wife on Wednesday evening as the journalist who has been targeted for several days by sexual charges.

“I make this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after five extremely difficult days for our family,” his wife Vicky Flind wrote in a statement to Britain’s PA news agency, referring to her husband’s depression issues.

“Once he is in a condition to do so, he intends to respond to the articles that have been published,” Ms. Flind said, indicating that he was made aware of the charges on Thursday.

The BBC has been in turmoil since the tabloid The Sun wrote on Friday that a star BBC presenter had paid an underage person in exchange for a pornographic photo. Other accusations of threatening or abusive behavior have been made in recent days.

The identity of the presenter targeted was increasingly an open secret, the name of Huw Edwards circulating massively on social networks.

A star presenter of the 10 p.m. news in the UK, the 61-year-old journalist, who announced to the world the death of the queen last October, was suspended by the BBC on Sunday.

For their part, London police said on Wednesday evening that no criminal offense appeared to have been committed in connection with the case which has been in the headlines for five days.

“In reaching this decision, (the officers) spoke to a number of parties, including the BBC, the alleged complainant and his family,” London police said in a statement.

“There is no further action from the police. »