Ian Watkins (ex-Lostprophets) pleads guilty to child sex charges
Ian Watkins (previously of the recently disbanded
Lostprophets) has pleaded guilty to 11 child sex offenses, The Guardian reports. The specifics of the charges below may be triggering to some readers. You can click Read More for more information.
Watkins has admitted to two counts of attempted rape and sexual assault of a child under the age of 13, but not to rape, BBC News reports. In addition, Watkins has pleaded guilty to "three counts of sexual assault involving children and six involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal."
More details on the case can be found in the BBC's write-up here.