[Dave 1986]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/de...atkins-charged

Welsh rock star Ian Watkins is to appear before magistrates charged with child sex offences, police have said.

Officers said the Lostprophets vocalist – whose hits include Last Train Home – had been arrested as part of a continuing investigation.

A spokesman said: "A Pontypridd man has been charged with sexual offences against children and is due to appear at Cardiff magistrates court today.

"The 35-year-old has been charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a female under 13 and possession/distribution of indecent images of children.

"In order to assist their investigation, South Wales police has named the man as Ian Watkins, a member of the rock group Lostprophets."

Police added that two women, aged 20 and 24 from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and Bedford respectively, had been charged with "similar offences" and were also due to appear in court.

All three were questioned at Cardiff Bay police station.

Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Peter Doyle said specially trained staff were available to speak to anyone with concerns or information regarding this investigation.

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

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

Don't know if there are too many lostprophets fans here, but I found this quite shocking. He was always a bit of a dick but I never had him down as one of these, considering he dated Fearne Cotton.

[steel_horse75]

I really like lost prophets.
Oh well that's the end if them!!

[Dave 1986]

I've always liked them but not in an obsessive-emo way. The first two albums were part of the soundtrack to my teenage years. If he is guilty (which remains to be seen, btw) then I guess his bands music will follow the same fate as that of Gary Glitter.

[eddie73]

Sick ****er, reports of a 12 year old if not younger. ROT IN HELL you ****ing piece of shit. your CDs have just been binned

[Haja]

Okay.. what the ****.

The Welsh rock star, whose band has sold over 3.5 million albums, is alleged to have conspired with a woman to rape a one-year-old girl, the court heard.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...l-8425042.html

[ticos_stick]

Never liked him or the band. What an obscenely horrible sick ****.

[Peterson]

thought the band were ok, was never THAT fussed by them. Might have had one of their albums tho.

Heard on the radio this evening that he'd been charged with 'conspiracy to rape a 1 year old'.... Other reports saying 12/13? No matter what age, still a sick ****, should have his balls cut off.

[Peterson]

Found this quite funny.....

I always thought there was something fishy about Ian Watkins from Lost Prophets....

Now I know it was the smell of a 13 year old's pussy.

[Living_on_my_Hair]

I am shocked. I own a few CDs of theirs from back when I was younger..

I hope that ''1 year old'' was a typo, but either way it's all kinds of ****ed up in the end.

They have a very small but loyal fanbase, wonder what they make of all this. Can you imagine if someone from Bon Jovi got convicted of something like this? Would you still listen/follow the band?

Anyway, sick and confused by this whole story.


Andi

[Dave 1986]

It all does seem a little too outragious.

1 year old girl
animal porn

If these allegations are false then it's a great shame as his and the bands careers will be forever tainted with this.

Of course, if they're true then he needs to be dead.

Innocent until proven guilty, though. Remember.