![]() ![]() ![]() The woman, whose child is now in foster care, admitted child abuse.Jonathan Fuller QC, in mitigation, told the court: ‘She was a girl doing her A-levels. Watkins told one of the women: 'You and your daughter now belong to me'Planning a ‘summer of filthy child porn’, they exchanged text messages and used the baby as a ‘sex slave’. Together, they videoed him trying to rape her 11-month-old son.She took pictures of herself abusing her baby and sent them to Watkins. Cardiff Crown Court was told the ‘fawning’ women were so flattered to have his attention they did anything he asked.The first of the two mothers, who cannot be named to protect their children, was 17 when she began a sexual relationship with Watkins.Now 21, she has a history of fraud and a tattoo on her chest dedicated to her idol – an image of hands touching to form a heart with his initials inside. This case, however, breaks new ground.‘Any decent person looking at and listening to the material here will experience shock, revulsion, anger and incredulity. Reynolds subscribed to the same snuff pornography website as paedophile rock star Ian Watkins (pictured)The second woman, a crazed fan who plotted with the 36-year-old Lostprophets singer to rape her daughter and abused her on camera for his pleasure, was given a 17-year term.Sentencing Watkins to 35 years, the judge said: ‘Those who have appeared in these courts over many years see a large number of horrific cases. And only time will tell who those victims are.’. ![]() My heart aches for any individual who has been drawn into this and been affected by it. ![]() ‘Ian had a very strong relationship with his mother. He said his wife was seriously unwell after a kidney transplant.‘My heart aches for her,’ he added. It is far too distressing for Elaine and for me’. The truth has traumatised them.Mr Davies said: ‘We chose not to come to court. When he was charged his parents prayed he had been set up in a ‘complex conspiracy’ by cruel fans. ShareBut he said he was standing by the singer and hoped he could be rehabilitated in time.Mr Davies, who fears Watkins will be remembered as a ‘sort of Jimmy Savile character’, said his stepson was being targeted in prison because of his fame.Watkins’ biological father died when he was a child and he was brought up in Mr Davies’ clergy house in Pontypridd, South Wales. ![]()
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