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Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins pleaded guilty on Tuesday to at least 13 child sexual assault offenses — including two counts of attempting to rape a baby.
The singer denied charges that he raped the 11-month-old child, but admitted to the two counts of attempted rape.
Watkins, 36, also admitted to sexually assaulting at least one child under the age of 13, aiding and abetting a female unnamed co-defendant to sexually assaulting a child under age 13, and conspiring to rape a child under the age of 13, Wales Online reported.
The musician was labeled a pedophile by a judge at the Cardiff Crown court in Wales during the hearing.
The judge called Watkins (center) a pedophile in Cardiff Crown court in Wales Tuesday.
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The judge called Watkins (center) a pedophile in Cardiff Crown court in Wales Tuesday.
Watkins reportedly recorded the attempted rape of a very young child in a hotel room in London in April 2012, according to the news site.
He was said to have filmed himself abusing the child along with the child's mother. The assumed mother, along with another unnamed woman, both admitted to sex abuse charges against children.
All three defendants face a total of 32 charges, the UK's Daily Star reported.
Watkins also pleaded guilty to possessing at least one indecent photograph of a child between August and December of 2012, according to the Wales Online report. He pleaded guilty to two counts of taking indecent photographs of children dating back to 2007 and 2008. He has also been accused of distributing indecent images of children.
Watkins denied at least counts of 24 sexual offenses against children, including the rape of a baby and consipiring to rape a child.
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Watkins denied at least counts of 24 sexual offenses against children, including the rape of a baby and consipiring to rape a child.
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In June the singer apparently denied all charges against him at a plea hearing.
Some of the details of Watkins’ crimes recounted in court were too graphic to be published, Wales Online reports.
Lostprophets, the rock band formed in 1997, sold more than 3.5 million records before announcing their split in October in the wake of Watkins' shocking allegations.
The band formed in 1997 but announced in October that they would be disbanding for good after Watkins’ (R) allegations surfaced.
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The band formed in 1997 but announced in October that they would be disbanding for good after Watkins’ (R) allegations surfaced.
"After nearly a year of coming to terms with our heartache, we finally feel ready to announce publicly what we have thought privately for some time," the band said in a statement.
"We can no longer continue making or performing music as Lostprophets. Your love and support over the past 15 years has been tremendous, and we'll be forever grateful for all you've given us."
Watkins is under the care of a psychiatrist, his lawyer said, according to BBC News.
A judge also told the jury that there would be “no trial” against the singer, per BBC News, adding that they have been spared from having to watch “extremely graphic and distressing material.”
Watkins and the two female defendants will all be sentenced on December 18, according to Wales Online.
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Anyway I remember him getting arrested last year. What a piece of shit
How does one "attempt" to rape a baby?
Wouldn't it be pretty easy to if you wanted to
Wut?
Seems pretty day one shit to me.
That dude had soiled the name. They sucked dick anyways
“The charges included sexually touching a one-year-old and encouraging one crazed groupie to abuse her own child during a sordid webcam chat on Skype.
Detectives successfully downloaded the recorded footage, 45 minutes long, in which Watkins talks about how they were going to use the baby for sex.
In the footage, which takes the form of a split screen, Watkins is seen to pleasure himself and refer to the woman and her baby as his “slave duo.”
The pair also discuss looking after the child as it grows up and making it have sex with animals and take drugs.
The child’s mother, speaking to Watkins, also refers to her baby as “your little fuck toy.”
At a later date she sent him a picture of herself having oral sex with the baby.
Mr Clee said that when police raided the home of Watkins following his arrest in September last year they also found a box of camcorder cassettes.
These proved to hold recordings of filmed sex acts with under age girl fans, one of whom he met up with in a New York hotel.
Mr Clee said that one girl, 16, contacted Watkins saying she was a fan who was still a virgin and went on to agree to give her virginity to him.
She then flew from Boston to New York and went to a hotel where he was staying, bringing with her a schoolgirl outfit he had asked her to dress in.
They are then filmed having oral and full sex before he asks her: “Do you like being my underage slut.”
Mr Clee added: “He finishes by urinating over her face and telling her to ‘drink my piss.’”
“Prosecuting QC Chris Clee gave details of a sickening plot to turn babies in subservient sex slaves using hard drugs.
Watkins and Woman A swapped messages where the frontman spoke of his sick desire to “make him mine” and to “cross the line”.
They also spoke of plans to blow crystal-meth smoke into the child’s face at a secret meet up in a Cardiff hotel.
And on March 23, Watkins sent the woman a message saying he wanted a “summer of filthy child porn” and how he wanted to take things “to the next level”.
Mr Clee also gave details of a sickening 17-minute video involving Watkins and Woman A.
Mr Clee said camcorder footage was shot in a London hotel room which showed Watkins perform a sex act on the child.
Computer analysts found the footage uploaded to online storage facility The Cloud.
Mr Clee said that following this meeting, the pair exchanged emails about how they would not go “easy” on the child next time.”
As if his douchiness wasn't completely evident, it's being reported that Watkin's computer password was "if**kkids" – yes we censored that.
Former Lostprophets guitarist tweeted earlier today:
That was over quick. Thank fuck.
— LeeGaze (@streeettrash) November 26, 2013
Thanks for the kind words. At least there is closure now. X
— LeeGaze (@streeettrash) November 26, 2013