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