Ian Watkins: The Baptist minister's stepson warped by online porn
Daily MailThe Baptist minister's stepson warped by online porn: Distraught parents of Ian Watkins say he could be remembered like some 'sort of Jimmy Savile character' Minister John Davies and his wife Elaine raised Watkins in a Baptist manse They were proud of their son who achieved a first class honours degree Parents say they are struggling to understand how he turned into a child abusing monster facing years behind bars T he distraught parents of Ian Watkins have spoken of their horror at their son’s ‘heinous’ crimes against children, comparing him to notorious paedophile Jimmy Savile. His parents were hugely proud of their boy But after Watkins became twisted by extreme online pornography, they are now struggling to accept how he could have turned so quickly from a teetotal singer with the world at his feet to a child abusing monster facing years behind bars. Mug shot: Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins faces jail today after he admitted a series of sexual offences against babies ‘I don’t know how this will turn out. Prosecution: Cardiff Crown Court heard that Watkins was 'a determined and committed paedophile engaged in serious sex offences involving of two babies' Disgraced: Ian Watkins sold millions of records as lead singer of Lostprophets but his crimes have shocked the band and his fans What we now know is he was also grooming female fans with young children so he could convince them to let him abuse their babies.
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