BBC presenter at center of scandal named as Huw Edwards by his wife

The BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit images was identified Wednesday as Huw Edwards by his wife, Vicky Flind. 

Flind said that her husband is "suffering from serious mental health issues" and is now "receiving in-patient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future," the BBC reported.

Edwards was suspended on Sunday by the BBC, where he had worked for nearly four decades.

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