The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) says well-known news presenter Huw Edwards has resigned following certain medical advice from his doctors.
His resignation comes about a year after Edwards’ wife named his as the target of a scandal that involved the newsreader paying a young man in exchange for certain risqué images.
The scandal was first reported by The Sun newspaper, which claimed that Edwards — who was not named in the initial reports — paid a former drug addict tens of thousands of British pounds (around $45,000) in exchange for sexually-explicit images.
Edwards was suspended by the broadcaster while it investigated allegations of workplace policies and sexual misconduct. One of those investigations centered around how the BBC handled its investigative process after a person complained about Edwards’ behavior. The BBC later apologized for certain missteps related to their processes.
Edwards has not appeared on the BBC since last July.
His resignation on Monday did not appear to be directly connected to the scandal. The BBC did not say what specific advice his medical doctors offered, or why he would be unable to fulfill his duties as a broadcast journalist moving forward.
“After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors,” a spokesperson for the BBC said in a statement distributed to reporters early Monday morning. “The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will allow all parties to move forward.”
