Huw Edwards criticised for entering festival poetry competition
A sex abuse survivor says Edwards winning would have been "catastrophic" and calls for rules review.
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"Had he won, the image of him being crowned in front of the nation is hurtful to survivors."
— Sera Cracroft , Activist
"It's very important for us to realise, as the digital world expands, so does the abuse of children, and Huw was found guilty of accessing paedophilia."
— Sera Cracroft , Activist
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A sex abuse survivor says Edwards winning would have been "catastrophic" and calls for rules review.
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