Sexual offences

On 19 December 2012, Watkins was charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a one-year-old girl, and with possession of and/or distribution of indecent images of children and "extreme animal pornography", charges which were heard at Cardiff magistrates court. He was remanded in custody as were his two female co-accused. His barrister said Watkins would deny the accusations.

On 26 November, Watkins pleaded guilty to attempted rape and sexual assault of a child under 13, but not guilty to rape. This was accepted by the prosecution. He further pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault involving children and six involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal.

Watkins' victims included a baby boy, and he sent an SMS text message to the mother of one, saying: "If you belong to me, so does your baby."

South Wales Police's investigation into Watkins, codenamed "Operation Globe", required the cooperation of GCHQ to decrypt a hidden drive on his laptop, which was then found to contain video of his abuses. It was later revealed that on 27 November, the day after his guilty plea had been accepted by the prosecution, Watkins had referred to his sex offences as being "mega lolz" in a recorded phone call made from Parc Prison to a female fan.

Watkins received a sentence of 29 years' imprisonment, with eligibility to apply for parole after serving two thirds of his prison term, followed by six years of supervised release. His two co-defendants, mothers of his victims, received sentences of 14 and 17 years' imprisonment respectively. The judge, Mr. Justice Royce, said the case "plunged into new depths of depravity". South Wales Police stated that they are investigating allegations of additional offences in Germany and America. A senior investigating officer on the case described Watkins as a "committed, organised paedophile" and "potentially the most dangerous sex offender" he had ever seen.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating allegations that three United Kingdom police forces failed to act on earlier allegations of abuse by Watkins, made between 2008 and 2012.


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