Editing Ian Watkins (section)

==Crimes==
On December 19<sup>th</sup>, 2012; Watkins was charged with engaging 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. On November 26<sup>th</sup>, 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 [[Bestiality|sex act on an animal]]. He was sentenced on December 18<sup>th</sup>. 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.

Watkins' victims included a baby 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 de-encrypt a hidden drive on his laptop, which was then found to contain videos of his abuses. One of the passwords for his laptop was "I FUK KIDZ". Additionally, he found women in their twenties to be too old for him.

While in prison, Watkins stole two Taylor Swift songs and distributed them online as his own.

Ian Watkins also allegedly groomed a mother of a two-year old while in prison. The mother was later removed from her care.

In March 2018, Watkins was found with a mobile phone. He pleaded not guilty to the offence of "possession of a mobile phone in a prison", claiming other inmates were threatening and extorting him, forcing him to hide the phone. After a five-day trial at Leeds Crown Court in August 2019, he was convicted and sentenced to an additional ten months' imprisonment.
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