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Ex-Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has pleaded guilty to a number of sex offences, including two counts of attempting to rape an 11-month old baby.

The 36-year-old, from Pontypridd, had been charged with 24 sex offences and the trial began today (November 26) at Cardiff Crown Court. He appeared in court alongside two female co-defendants, who cannot be named for legal reasons.



Watkins denied two counts of raping an 11-month-old baby but admitted two counts of attempting to rape the child. This was accepted by the prosecution.

He also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rape a child aged under 13, and conspiring to sexually assault a child under the age of 13.

The musician also admitted several charges of possessing indecent photographs of children and two counts of taking indecent photographs of children dating back to 2007 and 2008. Watkins also pleaded guilty to possession of extreme pornography of a person engaged in a sex act with an animal.

He also admitted aiding and abetting one of the female co-defendants sexually assault a child under the age of 13.

The initial charges included two separate counts of raping a baby, as well as conspiracy to rape another child, one count of sexual assault, one of aiding and abetting sexual assault by penetration and conspiracy to sexually assault a child.

The trial started this morning and Watkins initially denied all 24 charges.

After a panel of 22 jurors was picked from a pool of 72, proceedings were adjourned until 12.30pm, and then 2pm.

One of Watkins's co-defendants, a 21-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting an attempted rape, aiding and abetting rape, two counts of sexually assaulting a child aged under 13 years, taking indecent photographs of children and distributing indecent photographs

His second co-defendant, a 24-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child aged under 13 by penetration.

She also pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child under 13 by touching, conspiracy to rape a child under 13, conspiracy to sexually assault a girl under 13, two counts of indecent photographs of a child and a charge of distributing indecent photographs of children.

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