David Walsh said paedophile Tom Humphries was ‘a fine man’

Sunday Times chief sports writer David Walsh repeatedly described paedophile Tom Humphries as “a fine man” in 2012, after the latter had been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences, but before he was charged.

In a 2012 interview on Today FM, aired for the first time last night, Mr Walsh was asked whether it was provocative to refer to Humphries as “a fine man” in the acknowledgement of his book on cycling cheat Lance Armstrong.

“No, I don’t believe it’s provocative at all, it’s a statement that I believe to be true,” said Mr Walsh.