Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command have now concluded their assessment and have determined there is no information to indicate that a criminal offence has been committed.

That says to me that either:

• The young person involved voluntarily sent images of themself to Edwards, and he either did not respond to them, or responded passively or properly

• The young person involved was solicited for messages, but no evidence to support this remains

• This entire thing is a cockamamie bullshit piece dreamed up by a set of parents who are Very Angry that their son is gay, and decided to take things to the press to hit back at him for asserting his sexuality.

There is, of course, the matter of the second allegation - but copycat cases also exist, and it is hard to say whether or not the Met’s statement covers both allegations or merely the first.

It does confuse me, somewhat, that Edwards voluntarily offered his identity to the public. He was potentially entirely in the clear after the police statement, so he may either be considering the public interest angle (given he has worked in newscasting for a very long time), is attempting to curry public favour, or maybe just thinks its the right thing to do.

Problem with his revelation is the possibility of it being traced to the young person. It obviously sounds as though they want to remain anonymous and private - what are the chances of that happening now?