Locations
Rhosfryn, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57
Description
A paedophile sexually abused a 14-year-old schoolgirl while on bail for grooming a 13-year-old, a court heard.
Cian Williams, 18 at the time, sent sexual messages to the 13-year-old on Snapchat in 2024, offering her cannabis for a sex act and requesting explicit images. While on bail, he targeted a 14-year-old, inviting her to his home for sex and sending her explicit photos.
Williams, now 20, admitted to multiple offences, including sexual activity with a child, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and grooming. A charge of perverting the course of justice was left on file. He was sentenced to nine years’ detention, with two-thirds served in custody and the rest on licence.
The 13-year-old victim felt betrayed, struggled to trust others, and feared encountering Williams. The 14-year-old experienced anger, loneliness, panic attacks, and nightmares. Defence counsel noted Williams’ bipolar disorder diagnosis and immaturity, but Judge Nicola Jones deemed the offences too serious for anything but immediate custody.
Williams received an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order, barring him from school grounds, a 15-year restraining order against contacting the victims, and a deprivation order for his mobile phones.