Questions are arising over the BBC's handling of disgraced broadcaster Huw Edwards' child abuse images case.

The former news anchor has been given a suspended six-month sentence for soliciting indecent images of children.

UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking the BBC still paid Edwards his salary after being arrested and has now asked for it to be paid back.

He says there's a view the BBC protects those it values from public scrutiny.

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Questions are arising over the BBC's handling of disgraced broadcaster Huw Edwards' child abuse images case. 
The former news anchor has been given a suspended six-month sentence for soliciting indecent images of children. 
UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking the BBC still paid Edwards his salary after being arrested and has now asked for it to be paid back. 
He says there's a view the BBC protects those it values from public scrutiny. 
LISTEN ABOVE

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