Another (alleged) celeb peado

Sin City

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20779665

The lead singer of Welsh rock group Lostprophets has been charged with sexual offences against children.

Ian Watkins, 35, of Pontypridd, will appear before Cardiff magistrates on Wednesday.

He is charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a female under 13 and possession/distribution of indecent images of children.

Two women, aged 20 and 24, from Doncaster and Bedford, have been charged with similar offences.

All three have been questioned at Cardiff Bay police station, said South Wales Police.

Senior investigating officer Det Insp Peter Doyle said: "Specially-trained staff are available to speak to anyone with concerns or information regarding this investigation and a dedicated telephone number has been set up.

"I want to encourage anyone who has any concerns or information which they think may be relevant to contact us.

"Safeguarding children involved in such cases is always a high priority and as such measures have already been taken."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Operation Globe incident room on 0800 056 0154; or NSPCC on 0800 389 5347; or email operationglobe@south-wales.pnn.police.uk.

Overseas callers are asked to phone 00 44 207 158 0011.

Ian Watkins was a co-founder of Pontypridd rock band Lostprophets in 1997.

The band has sold 3.5m albums worldwide and has had a UK number one album with Liberation Transmission.

The most recent album Weapons was their fifth and released in April this year.

Lollipops23

Genuinely stunned about that- not a fan or anything, but remember them being big.

Wacker The Attacker

Never heard of him.

Also, what about the two women involved?

TwoShedsJackson

'Celeb' being used in the loosest possible sense of the word anyway.

El Weirdo

Great. Was just thinking that there seemed to be a bit of a let-up in the last couple of days.

MOAR C-LIST CELEB PAEDOS!!!!!!!!ONE!!11!

DEFTLEFTHAND

LostProphets were big at the early part of the century, part of the nu metal fad which faded after a year or two.

Schism

There's a thread started earlier on it in Rock & Metal, I'd say most posters there know who he is.

Seems to be a lot of this coming to light lately. If it's true there's no excuses.

CatFromHue

Schism wrote: »

Seems to be a lot of this coming to light lately.

In a way this is good as the perps are being caught.

DebDynamite

Fearne Cotton used to go out with him. Must feel weird for her.

Rabidlamb

Needs a Pete Townsend defence quickly.
Amazing what a top PR team will put together for you if you've millions.

Sin City

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Needs a Pete Townsend defence quickly.
Amazing what a top PR team will put together for you if you've millions.

Yeah, lots of celebs claiming to doing research for a book

I swear your honour those pics were for research purposes only

SEPT 23 1989

they are no super furry animals

DebDynamite

Actually in their video for Town Called Hypocrisy they were playing the part of kid's TV presenters. Hmmm...

speedboatchase

Innocent till proven guilty, no? Silly me, now where did I leave my pitchfork?

diamondp

and sure if he is convicted he'll just be given a slap and sent home, im living in a town at the min where a man was let away in court with having sick pic's of kids on his phone, he actually went into a shop to ask the staff member to transfer the pictures from one phone to another, staff called the garda but that man is now back in a very busy housing estate which is 5 mins from a primary school, now how is dat ok????????????? will see if i can find a link to this story.

demon83

He needs to give Max Clifford a call or this could be a PR disaster

Sin City

demon83 wrote: »

He needs to give Max Clifford a call or this could be a PR disaster

Isnt Max Clifford faceing charges himself or did he get off?

padd b1975

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

'Celeb' being used in the loosest possible sense of the word anyway.

As was 'another' and 'paedo'.:rolleyes:

Sin City

padd b1975 wrote: »

As was 'another' and 'paedo'.:rolleyes:

How would you call it?

SilverScreen

Jesus I used to listen to these guys about ten years ago when their debut came out. Shit band though in retrospect, didn't even know they were still going or if anybody still cared about them. Yeah that's pretty messed up. Way to flush your life and career down the drain.

padd b1975

Sin City wrote: »

How would you call it?

Welsh rock singer charged with child porn offences.

Who are all these other celeb paedos?

Sin City

padd b1975 wrote: »

Welsh rock singer charged with child porn offences.

Who are all these other celeb paedos?

Saville

Glitter

Clifford (Alleged)
and Im sure there are few more

J. Marston

DebDynamite wrote: »

Actually in their video for Town Called Hypocrisy they were playing the part of kid's TV presenters. Hmmm...

I remember that song...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWyUREKjGX0

''Hi kids, welcome to Town Time. We've an amazing show for you today. We're going to learn all sorts of important lessons.''

padd b1975

Sin City wrote: »

Saville

Glitter

Clifford (Alleged)
and Im sure there are few more

So one convicted paedo, an unspecified arrest and a stack of posthumous allegations.

Well done.

Duggy747

Hated that band, riding along the nu-metal train and then switched over to the emo scene with their make-up and ironic ties.

Still, this came out of the blue.

Sin City

padd b1975 wrote: »

So one convicted paedo, an unspecified arrest and a stack of posthumous allegations.

Well done.

Its not my fault that info had come to light after a death. Is it?
The allegations do seem faitly damming dont you think or do you think Savilles name is being dragged through the mud and he was actually innocent of all charges against him?

big_joe_joyce

never heard of that band and i thought i knew a little about music

WindSock

Saying 'there's glitter all over my face" will never be innocent again.

SilverScreen

Duggy747 wrote: »

Hated that band, riding along the nu-metal train and then switched over to the emo scene with their make-up and ironic ties.

Still, this came out of the blue.

They were always a rock boyband not matter what bandwagon they were trying to jump onto. It's just music for kids who love pop music but want to be seen as 'alternative'.