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A rapist who subjected a highly vulnerable woman to almost four years of sexual abuse has been jailed.

The victim was attacked by Darren Wingrove on a number of occasions between January 2013 and December 2016 in Nottinghamshire.

Police began an investigation when the victim reported being raped by Wingrove to a paramedic.

Following an investigation by detectives, Wingrove, aged 53, now of Charles Street, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and two counts of sexual assault.

At Nottingham Crown Court on Friday (16 October) he was jailed for a total of 14 years.

Wingrove was also made the subject of an indefinite restraining order to further protect the victim.

Detective Sergeant Alan Braisby, from Nottinghamshire Police's rape and serious sexual offences team, said:

"This was predatory and degrading sexual abuse targeting an extremely vulnerable woman.

"Wingrove is a bully who believed he could conceal his offending because of the victim's vulnerabilities. 

“She, by contrast, has been both brave and resilient during interviews with police and during court proceedings.

"This case has faced a number of unforeseen delays, but I hope after these years of turmoil in her life, this outcome in court will help her to rebuild her life.

“I also hope the sentencing of Wingrove will further encourage other victims of rape and sexual abuse to come forward and report offenders.

“Our experienced officers are here to support the victims of appalling crimes like this.

"I'd like to thank the officer in the case for her hard work, which has ultimately resulted in this outcome in court."

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Alan Raymond Pyart, aged 60, of Haverfordwest was today (22/7) jailed for seven years at Swansea Crown Court for a non-recent rape and sexual assault that took place in 1988.

The offences took place in Haverfordwest in August 1988 against a then teenage girl. Pyart was found guilty of a count each of rape and sexual assault by digital penetration following a week-long trial in February this year. 

Detective Inspector Sarah Totterdale of Pembrokeshire CID said:

“This case highlights the lasting impact that sexual abuse can have on victims and their families. I would like to commend the victim for the immense courage she has shown in coming forward and speaking about what happened to her all those years ago.

“Abuse of this nature can leave deep long-lasting scars, but it is never too late to seek justice. We hope this conviction and sentencing sends a clear message that Dyfed-Powys Police will pursue offenders, no matter how much time has passed.

“I also want to encourage anyone who has experienced sexual abuse, whether recently or many years ago, to report it. You will be listened to, supported, and taken seriously.”

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Convicted Paedophile Breached SHPO by Using Library Computers to Share Child Abuse Images

A convicted paedophile used computers at his local library to share images of children being sexually abused, Swansea Crown Court heard.

Euwyn Draper, who has previously been jailed for possessing indecent images, maintained secret social media accounts he failed to disclose to police. He used them to engage in sexually explicit conversations with another man online, discussing sexual activity with children aged five and upwards and exchanging explicit photographs.

The 22-year-old, of Hill Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, was made subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in April 2024 after being convicted of possessing and distributing indecent images of children. The order prohibits him from using social media accounts in any name other than his own and requires him to disclose any relationships or friendships if asked.

On 5 May this year, during a meeting with his offender manager at Haverfordwest police station, Draper claimed he only used the library internet to watch YouTube and listen to Spotify, denying any social media use. When pressed, he became flustered and admitted chatting to a man online and having an undisclosed X (formerly Twitter) account.

The following day, police accompanied him to the library. He logged into a computer using his library ID and accessed his Google account, allowing officers to examine his X activity. Checks also revealed he had secretly reinstalled an Instagram account he had previously deleted in front of police, plus a Snapchat account (banned under the SHPO due to its auto-delete function) and a BlueSky account in a false name.

Draper answered “no comment” to all questions in his police interview.

He pleaded guilty to four counts of breaching the SHPO. He has three previous convictions for 14 offences, including a suspended sentence and SHPO in April 2024, followed by a 16-month jail term in September 2024 for further indecent images.

Defence barrister Alex Scott told the court his client is an “immature young man” who leads an isolated life in rented accommodation and acts “impulsively” on social media. He said Draper co-operated with police by accompanying them to the library and understands he must tackle the underlying issues behind his offending.

Recorder Greg Bull KC said the courts had “bent over backwards” to help Draper in the past but those efforts had failed. He told the defendant: “I’m not going to lecture you because I would be wasting my breath. You knew you had to comply with the order.”

With full credit for his guilty plea, Draper was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment. He will serve up to half in custody before release on licence.

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A refugee from Afghanistan who raped a woman and a boy, and attempted to rape a girl, has been given an extended sentence as an offender of particular concern.

Talha Ahmadzai, 33, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, claimed when arrested that the allegations were “fabricated”. He told officers: “Women won’t have sex without force.” He later questioned the courts’ authority, saying the acts “were not offences in his country”.

All offences occurred in Wales last year. He orally raped a schoolboy, attempted to orally rape a schoolgirl, and assaulted and repeatedly raped a woman.

Before coming to the UK he had been diagnosed with what a fellow Afghan called a “sexual illness” and would “masturbate every hour”.

At Swansea Crown Court, Ahmadzai pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a woman, rape of a boy under 13, attempted rape of a girl under 13, causing a child to watch a sexual act, and assault by beating. He has no previous convictions.

Judge Huw Rees described the crimes as “a catalogue of abhorrent offending of the utmost seriousness”. He noted Ahmadzai had been “sexually preoccupied for a long time” with “entrenched views” and a “limited understanding of attitudes and mores in the UK”, and posed a high risk to the public.

He imposed a 21-year-and-seven-month extended sentence: 19 years and seven months in custody followed by two years on licence. Ahmadzai must serve at least two-thirds of the custodial term before parole eligibility.

The judge ordered the case referred to the Home Office for possible deportation to Afghanistan.

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A former Scout leader has been jailed for sexually abusing two children in Newport and Pembrokeshire.

Paul Skilton, 68, of Llangwm in Pembrokeshire, was convicted at Newport Crown Court of two offences of indecency with a child and three of indecent assault, committed between 1997 and 2002 when he was in his early to mid-forties.

The court heard that Skilton placed a female child's hand on his penis and rubbed his penis against her vagina. He also groped a male child's bottom under his clothes, prosecutor Nick Gedge said.

In a statement read by Mr. Gedge, the female victim said she had lost trust in men due to the abuse.

Summarizing the male victim's statement, Mr. Gedge said: “The abuse he suffered had a big impact on his life and mental health.”

Defense counsel Ruth Smith noted limited mitigation, as Skilton denied the offences. She described his "pro-social life" with no prior convictions, substantial Scouting involvement without complaints, and poor physical health that would make imprisonment "more onerous."

Recorder Paul Hartley-Davies, bound by laws at the time, sentenced Skilton to four-and-a-half years' imprisonment. He must register as a sex offender, faces a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, and the victims have 10-year restraining orders against him.

Skilton was acquitted of four further indecent assaults and two indecency offences.

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A CONVICTED paedophile set up a Snapchat account and pretended to be a teenager to encourage children to share explicit images of themselves.

Terry Hughes was ordered to register as a sex offender in 2020 for engaging in sexual communication with a child. He was sentenced for the same offence in June 2022, before appearing again later that year for possession of indecent, prohibited, and extreme pornographic images.

He was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order.

Prosecutor Alycia Carpanini told Swansea Crown Court that Dyfed-Powys Police attended Hughes’ Waterston home on June 25 after receiving intelligence that his IP address was linked to a Snapchat account involved in online child sex offences.

Hughes initially denied having a device, but then handed officers an unregistered phone and gave them the PIN.

Officers found a Snapchat account on the phone claiming to be a 15-year-old boy, and the account had set up a group encouraging teenagers to post indecent images.

Two accounts were also found on Session – an encrypted instant messaging app where users remain anonymous.

One of the accounts – in the name ‘Terry Teacher’ – had been communicating with accounts which claimed to be children, as well as with other adults who had a sexual interest in children.

During conversations between June 11 and 14, Hughes asked for sexual pictures from an user who said they were a teenage girl. He also sent pictures of himself naked and a video of himself masturbating.

In the early hours of June 25, he asked a user claiming to be a 10-year-old child for indecent images and sent naked images of himself. The user sent an image of a young child “in a state of undress”, however Ms Carpanini said this did not meet the criteria as an indecent image.

Hughes had also been speaking with a man with a young child, and encouraged him to send indecent images of his son.

The court heard Hughes could only be charged with attempted sexual communication with a child because the real age of the other account holders could not be identified.

Hughes, of Meadow Way, made full admissions in interview, and pleaded guilty to two offences of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to cause a child to watch sexual activity, making a Category C indecent images, and breaching of a sexual harm prevention order.

The court heard all of 41-year-old Hughes’ nine previous offences were relating to child sexual offences.

David Singh, appearing for Hughes, acknowledged the mitigation available is this case was “limited”.

“There’s a recognition that he does have a real problem that has to be addressed,” he said.

“Mr Hughes deeply regrets his behaviour. He is ashamed.”

Judge Geraint Walters sentenced Hughes to a total of two years imprisonment.

The defendant must register as a sex offender for 10 years, and was made the subject of a new sexual harm prevention order for the same period.

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THIS convicted sex offender has been jailed due to his “unhealthy” and “degenerate” interest in children.

Wayne Mansbridge, 57, of Oak Grove in Twycross, was sentenced to a total of 14 months after being found with 149 pictures and videos of child sexual abuse on his phone.

“These images are shared extensively on the internet and they remain on the internet forever and a day,” said Judge Huw Rees, as he branded Mansbridge’s interest in children as “unhealthy” and “degenerate”.

“These are not just victims, but real children,” he said.

“The court has given you opportunity after opportunity.”

Swansea Crown Court heard that police attended Mansbridge’s home on June 26 last year and arrested him in relation to an unrelated matter.

That matter has since been discontinued, prosecutor Caitlin Brazel said, but as part of the investigation his phone was seized and analysed.

A total of 149 indecent pictures and videos of children were found on Mansbridge’s phone, of which 138 were accessible and 11 inaccessible.

Ms Brazel said the images involved children as young as eight years old.

Mansbridge attended Haverfordwest Police Station on January 5 this year relating to the unrelated matter, and was then further arrested for possession of the indecent images.

The court heard he had eight previous convictions for 11 offences, and was subject to the sex offender notification requirements at the time of these offences.

He was convicted in 2013 of possessing extreme pornography and of sexually assaulting a serving soldier who he had given a lift to in the rain between Tenby and Castlemartin in 2014. Earlier this year, he was also convicted of breaching the terms of his sex offender notification requirements after he jetted off on holiday to Morocco without notifying the police.

Wayne Mansbridge was jailed after being found with indecent images of children. (Image: Dyfed-Powys Police)

Mansbridge pleaded guilty to three offences of possessing indecent images of children – of categories A, B and C – and two offences of making indecent images – of categories B and C – of children.

“The defendant stands by his guilty pleas. He accepts his offending,” said Matthew Murphy, for Mansbridge.

Mr Murphy added that – despite the defendant making comments when speaking to the probation service which “ran contrary to his guilty pleas” – the author of the pre-sentence report had said there was “a prospect of rehabilitation” in his case.

Judge Rees revoked the community order the defendant was currently serving, and imposed the 14-month sentence.

Mansbridge must register as a sex offender for 10 years, and was made the subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.

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A "warped" teenager has been jailed for raping two 16-year-old girls who were both walking home at night.

Nathan John, 19, attacked the girls 19 months and ten miles apart.

John was found guilty of three counts of rape and sexual assault at Swansea Crown Court.

He was sentenced to a 20-year extended sentence, made up of 16 years in custody in a young offenders institute and four years on licence.

The court heard he launched a "frenzy of sexual violence" in the darkness after the girls, who were making their way home after a night out, rejected his advances.

John denied the first rape in October 2022 in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, and the second in Haverfordwest in May 2024.

He met the first girl at Circles nightclub in Milford Haven where he kissed her but she "wasn't interested in anything else".

But he walked her home, before throwing her onto the ground, taking his trousers off and carrying out "a frenzy of sexual violence".

John was arrested and told police in interview that the girl had consented and was released under investigation.

But he was caught out when he launched the same attack on another girl 19 months later.

'Doesn't take no for an answer'

The victim was out with friends when John offered to walk home together.

He told her: "If you don't do it I'm going to kill you." He then raped her.

John again claimed the sex had been consensual.

Prosecutor James Hartson asked the jury to consider "the striking similarity between these two allegations, ten miles and 19 months apart, made by two young women who do not know each other".

"He's a man who is powerfully built," he said.

"When he decided he wanted sex, these two girls - isolated and alone - didn't stand a chance.

"This young man doesn’t take no for an answer."

John was further charged with two offences of making indecent images of children - one Category B and one Category C image and possessing an extreme pornographic image between July and September last year.

Judge Huw Rees told him: "These are undoubtedly serious offences. Two offences which included features of degradation and violence.

"Both were 16 years old. Both were lured in to isolation.

"You demeaned both of these girls and in the process you demeaned yourself as a human being," he said.

"You have a warped interest in sex.

"I readily find that you pose a danger to young girls and young women."

John must register as a sex offender for life. Both victims were granted lifelong restraining orders against him.

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Police have praised the courage and strength of a woman who was assaulted by a stranger in her own home as the ‘violent and dangerous’ offender is jailed for 20 years.

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffered significant physical injuries during the attack, and is now trying to live with the ongoing emotional and psychological impact of the incident.

Dyfed-Powys Police officers have also paid testament to a family member who arrived home during the attack and sustained injuries when they bravely intervened.

Swansea Crown Court heard that officers were called to an address in Goodwick at just before 10.30pm on May 24, 2024. The caller, a relative of the victim, described her as being covered in blood, and said the suspect was trying to escape from the house.

Officers attended immediately and found the victim inside the house with visible injuries to her face.

Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Briggs said: “She was clearly badly injured, and was incredibly distressed, but at that point we weren’t aware of the extent of the ordeal she had been put through.

“Our focus was on prioritising her care with the help of paramedics, and getting officers out on the street to find the suspect.

“Shortly after officers arrived at scene, a man by the name of Benjamin Guiver was arrested not far from the house.”

The victim revealed in interview that she didn’t think she would survive the assault, but that two family members returned home and disturbed the attacker.

She explained that she had fallen asleep while watching TV, and woke to find a man in her living room. He said his name was Benjamin and that he had come ‘to rescue her’. When the victim asked who he was, he replied ‘don’t ask any questions or I’ll kill you’.

The victim managed to escape the address and run out onto the drive, shouting for help. She was followed by the suspect, who assaulted her outside and threatened to kill her before continuing the sustained attack inside the address.

The victim lost several teeth and sustained significant bruising to her body.

It was later established by police that the 34-year-old, of Fishguard, had attempted to enter another house in close proximity to the victim’s home a short while earlier.

Following substantial enquiries by the police, Benjamin Guiver was charged with the following six offences on May 26: Sexual Assault by penetration; Section 18 GBH with intent; Intentional strangulation; Trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence; Threats to kill; Assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Due to the weight of evidence against him, he pleaded guilty to all six charges when he appeared at court on July 10.

In a statement written by the victim, she described herself as “a shell of her former self” following the incident, constantly feeling “lost, unsafe and on edge”.

She wrote: “I feel as though my life has been turned upside down. I no longer feel safe in my own home which is a feeling I have never experienced before.

“I’ve always been confident and independent, however, that has now been viciously ripped away from me.

“I want so desperately to go back to some kind of normality with my life, however, I know that what has happened is going to continue to haunt me for the rest of my life.”

Described as a ‘violent and dangerous offender’ by the judge, Guiver was sentenced to 20 years in prison at Swansea Crown court on Thursday, October 31, 2024.

Following sentencing, DCI Briggs said: “The victim in this case has shown immense courage throughout the investigation, and I commend her for that.

“Suffering such an attack in your own home is unimaginable, and – as she detailed in her statement – has impacted every aspect of her life.

“Despite this, she has demonstrated her strength of character every step of the way and worked alongside officers to ensure justice prevailed.

“I would also like to highlight the actions of her relative who intervened during the assault, putting their own safety at risk to ensure further harm was not caused.”

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A PREDATOR was caught messaging who he thought was a 12-year-old girl telling her to record herself doing a sex act and send it to him.

Paul Chesher, of Herbrandston, began messaging schoolgirl ‘Ellie’ on the social network site Kik on August 31, 2021. It was actually an undercover police officer.

When the decoy said they were at school, Chesher asked them to “sneak to the bathroom” and send him a picture, prosecutor Regan Walters said.

The defendant sent pictures which showed his face and told the decoy he was 56.

Mr Walters said Chesher would repeatedly refer to ‘Ellie’ as being “too young”, that he would “get in to trouble”, and that he “could go to jail”, as well as referencing that ‘Ellie’ “could be the police” and stating “this is so wrong”.

Despite this, he continued to ask the decoy for pictures, about her underwear and about her sexual experiences. He also told ‘Ellie’ to delete their conversations.

Chesher also directed the ‘girl’ to masturbate, and asked her to film herself doing it and send it to him.

Police were able to identify Chesher’s email and then his IP address. He was arrested at his home on October 22, 2021.

Stuart John, in mitigation, said there had been a “substantial delay” in the case coming to court.

“He has never been in any sort of trouble before,” he said.

“He feels a deep sense of shame being arrested for offences of this nature.”

Mr John said Chesher had suffered from medical issues which led to loneliness at the time of his offending.

Mr Walters said the delay was caused by a more than year-long hold-up in the devices being analysed, with a review of the material not completed until last August, and a delay in getting permission from Homeland Security in America to access information from Kik.

“You persisted in these activities for over a month. You knew full well what the consequences of this were to be,” said Judge Geraint Walters.

“This wasn’t a momentary lapse in judgement, it was a persistent one.

“You still haven’t come to fully accept that the motivation had nothing to do with your mental or physical health, but your interest in children.”

Chesher was sentenced to 27 months in prison. He must register as a sex offender for 10 years, and was made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for the same period.

Detective Constable Paul Kelly, of Dyfed Powys Police, said: “This sentence and the investigation itself demonstrated excellent collaborative working between police agencies.

“It sends a clear message to perpetrators that crime against children is abhorrent, and that we as police will find the perpetrators and seek justice for the children involved.”

Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) case officer, Detective Constable Isaac Gott, said: “Our ROCU is dedicated to identifying individuals who have a sexual interest in children, and we will relentlessly pursue them.

“In addition to his sentence, Chesher now has a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will be required to register as a sex offender for 10 years.”

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 A JUDGE described this man as a “significant risk” to young boys in the community as she jailed him for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old on a bus.

Matthew Gilbert, 39, of Water Street in Pembroke Dock, was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to sexual assault.

“You knew that this was clearly wrong,” said Judge Catherine Richards, sentencing Gilbert.

“You are a significant risk in the community to young boys.” 

 Prosecutor Craig Jones told Swansea Crown Court that Gilbert boarded a bus at Pembroke Dock on the morning of September 28 last year.

He headed to the back of the bus, where a 17-year-old was sat. The teenager put his feet up –indicating he wanted to be left alone – but Gilbert sat opposite him, before immediately starting to talk to him.

Gilbert asked the teenager how much money it would take for him to do a sexual act with a man, before then moving closer to him.

“The defendant covers the aisle position and hems him in,” Mr Jones said.

He asked the teenager his age, to which he said he was 15. Gilbert replied that was fine and offered him £40 to do a sexual act with him. He then upped this to £100, Mr Jones said.

Gilbert moved next to the teenager and put his hand on his thigh, before kissing him on the cheek. He then asked him to get off the bus at Johnston with him and “find a public toilet”, Mr Jones said. 

 When the bus stopped, Gilbert got off, but the teenager remained on the bus and the police were called.

The defendant was arrested that day whilst visiting his mum in hospital. He told officers: “Since mum has been in here I’ve been doing stupid things again.” 

 The court heard that he had a previous conviction from October 2023 for exposure, where he was seen masturbating behind a glazed front door in Pembroke Dock, whilst he was also convicted for malicious communications in June after making unwanted sexual comments in phone calls to the fire station.

Ryan Bowen, in mitigation, said: “He acknowledges his convictions are recent and for offences of a sexual nature.

“He has led the majority of his life without appearing before the court.

“Plainly this is someone with underlying issues.

“He’s deemed to possess a lower cognitive function.

“His sexual preoccupation appears to be exacerbated by boredom and a lack of routine.”

The defendant was ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years, and was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order for the same period. 

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A FORMER town mayor took and sent indecent images of a 17-year-old boy he was in a sexual relationship with.

Terry Judkins was elected to Pembroke Dock Town Council in March 2018 and became mayor in May 2021. However, he resigned in November 2021 citing "personal reasons and extra work commitments" for his decision.

Swansea Crown Court heard that Judkins had been arrested on August 4, 2021.

Prosecutor Helen Randall said that 11 Category A images had been found on Judkins’ devices, with these having been duplicated multiple times.

Ten of these were of a 17-year-old boy, Ms Randall said. These included of the boy – wearing a face mask – engaging in oral sex with the defendant, of him standing naked in front of a mirror, and of him wrapped in cling film.

The other Category A image depicted three boys aged between 10 and 13 engaging in a sexual act with each other.

Ms Randall told the court of a conversation on Judkins’ phone, which saw someone ask him: “You have any meets lately?”.

“I might have this boy round tonight,” Judkins replied, before sending a picture of the 17-year-old and telling the other person the boy was 17.

The pair then discussed Judkins and the boy having engaged in oral sex.

In interview the defendant claimed he didn’t know about any of the images on his devices that had been seized. He answered no comment in his further police interviews.

Judkins later admitted making a total of 52 Category A indecent images of children between September 27, 2018, and August 5, 2021, as well as distributing two Category A images on July 25, 2020.

He also pleaded guilty to making two Category C indecent images of children and possessing a prohibited image of a child.

Judkins, 55, of Bush Street in Pembroke Dock, was previously of clean character.

“We are not dealing with someone who is a committed paedophile,” said Mr Maunder, in mitigation.

“This is someone who has, to some extent, dipped his toe in to this type of behaviour.

“Obviously, he deeply regrets it now.”

Mr Maunder said there had been a significant delay in the case, adding that the defendant “had this hanging over his head for almost three years”.

He said that the sexual relationship with the 17-year-old was “consensual” and “lawful”.  

Referring to the distribution offences, Mr Maunder said: “It was sent almost in passing to a particular individual with similar interests.

“The individual in the photographs is not identifiable from either of the photographs sent on.”

Judkins was sentenced to 12 months, suspended for two years, was ordered to complete the iHorizon programme, and must register as a sex offender for ten years.

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POLICE have released the mugshot of a sex offender who breached the terms of a court order by deleting Facebook and WhatsApp from his phone and having a secret second phone.

At Swansea Crown Court last week, Judge Paul Thomas KC jailed Luke Rogers for 16 months, running concurrently for each of the two breaches.

The court heard that Rogers had been convicted in 2020 for two offences of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16. He was jailed for 15 months, and was made the subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, and had to register as a sex offender for the same period of time.

As part of the terms of these orders, Rogers had to notify the police within three days of buying any device capable of accessing the internet, and was not allowed to delete files, applications, data, or internet history from his devices.

At a hearing on September 20, Swansea Crown Court was told that Rogers attended Haverfordwest Police Station on August 29. During that meeting, he admitted that he had deleted the Facebook app from his phone as he had been “getting hassle” from another man. He had also deleted WhatsApp.

The court heard that he had done a factory reset on the phone.

“It was found that he had last used WhatsApp on August 23, and that he had deliberately deleted the application ahead of the meeting,” prosecutor Hannah George told the court on September 20.

The police were granted a search warrant, and a second phone was found at Rogers’ address. It was confirmed by both his partner – who provided officers with both of the defendant’s phone numbers – and his grandmother that it belonged to Rogers.

He was interviewed at Haverfordwest Police Station, and admitted two breaches of the order.

Rogers said he had bought the second phone three weeks earlier, and that he had reset his other phone because “WhatsApp was not working”.

The court heard that Rogers, 37, of Wolfscastle, had 16 previous convictions for 33 offences – of which seven were sexual in nature.

He also “has a history of failing to comply with the notification requirements,” Ms George told the court.

Stephan Alfred, who represented Rogers at the hearing in September, said that Rogers had not received any support in the form of a sexual offenders treatment programme.

He admitted there was “a cycle here in terms of breaches” by Rogers.

The case was adjourned for the preparation of a pre-sentence report, and Rogers was sentenced on Wednesday, November 8.

Judge Thomas also ordered the defendant must also pay a £156 surcharge, and a forfeiture and destruction order was made regarding one of the phones seized.

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POLICE have released the mugshot of an army veteran who asked who he thought was a 14-year-old boy to carry out sex acts in the back of his van in a supermarket car park.

Sean Golder, formerly of the Royal Engineers, was arrested in the car park of Morrisons in Carmarthen on March 10 after arranging to meet the ‘boy’ – who was actually an undercover police officer.

Golder was jailed for a total of 19 months in prison for attempting to meet a child after grooming and attempted sexual communication with a child.

Swansea Crown Court heard that Golder began messaging the ‘boy’ on social media on March 8, saying he was on his way to Carmarthen and was “looking for fun”.  

The profile said the ‘boy’ was 19, but in their first message he said was 14 – asking if that was too young, prosecutor Ieuan Rees said.

Golder replied: “Lol where are you? Are you looking for fun?”, adding “We could have fun in my van”.

The pair exchanged numbers and moved the conversation on to WhatsApp.

Golder asked the ‘boy’ for a photograph, and when the officer sent one, replied: “Wow is that really you?  I need you to run here now”.

“It is plainly very obviously a picture of a young boy, I would say no older than 14,” said Recorder Simon Mills. “The very idea that he thought the person was an adult is simply ludicrous.”

The defendant also spoke about them touching each other in the back of his van, and suggested “getting undressed” and video calling, Mr Rees said.

Golder suggested meeting the ‘boy’ at his home, but the officer replied it would be “too risky”. Instead, it was agreed they would meet in the Morrisons car park in Carmarthen on March 10.

Ahead of the meeting, Golder asked: “Do you want me to touch you, w*** you, and suck you?”.

When Golder arrived at the store, he was arrested by police.

Golder had also taken ‘poppers’ – or alkyl nitrites – to the attempted meeting, and told the ‘boy’ the drugs would “turn him in to a s***”.

Golder, 55, formerly of The Pound in Pembroke Dock and now of Cosheston, has no previous convictions.

Helen Randall, defending, said that Golder had left school at 16 and joined the army. He was in the army for 23 years and served in Germany, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ms Randall said Golder had made use of his time in custody by completing English and maths qualifications and by taking up jobs.

She said the defendant “has been punished to a high level already by the time he’s served waiting for today’s sentence”.

Dyfed-Powys Police worked alongside officers from Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) in taking down Golder.

As well as his prison sentence, Golder must now register as a sex offender for 10 years, and was made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order for the same period of time.

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POLICE have released the mugshot of a paedophile who was jailed for 17 and a half years for abusing two young girls.

Dominic Dewick was found guilty of 20 historical offences against the girls between 1993 and 2017.

Following a four-day trial, the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on each of the charges on August 4.

The court heard during the trial that one victim had been just seven years old when her abuse started, with it continuing until she was 15. The second victim was abused between the ages of nine and 12.

Sentencing Dewick, Judge Paul Thomas said: “The impact on the lives of those two girls, now women, has been utterly profound.

“There is, I’m afraid, little to no mitigation that can be identified on your behalf.”

Dewick was jailed for four years for the abuse of the first victim, and a further 13 and a half years for abusing the second victim. He will also serve an additional two years extended licence period.

Following the sentencing, PC Paul Kelly, the investigating officer for Dyfed-Powys Police, said: “I would like to thank the jury on the guilty verdict on Friday, August 4, and the sentence handed down by the Judge. 

“More importantly I would like to thank the two extremely brave and courageous victims in this case.

“They have both showed immense strength and character to firstly report the abuse, and also they have remained strong throughout the trial.

“This is an important message to everyone that justice can still be served years after any abuse.

“I hope that both the female victims in this case, and their families, who have been effected greatly by the actions of Dominic Dewick, can now try and move on with their lives and this gives them some kind of closure.”

Dewick, 45, of Harrier Road in Haverfordwest, had denied all charges, maintaining that both girls had fabricated their evidence.

“I would never do anything like that,” he told the jury in his evidence.

“That was sick.”

Nicola Powell, prosecuting, told the court at trial: “This is a man in complete denial, who convinced himself that he'd got away with it, all those years ago.

“But now his past has come back to haunt him.”

A statement from one of the victims was read out in court as Dewick was sentenced.

“I feel absolutely broken. A broken person inside and out,” she said.

“I was a child and very vulnerable when I was abused.”

James Hartson, defending, acknowledged there was little mitigation he could put forward, except that Dewick had no previous convictions.

“That’s rather offset by the fact that you have been offending for most of your adult life,” Judge Thomas directed at Dewick.

Dewick was made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order, and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.