Lostprophets’ Ian Watkins Appears in Court on Child Sex Charges; Remanded in Custody Until March

by Ryan Minic | Dec 31, 2012

Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins appeared in court Monday on child sex charges, and has been remanded in custody until March.

Watkins appeared before Cardiff Crown Court along with two female defendants, who reportedly cannot be named due to legal reasons.

All three were remanded until March 11.

Watkins faces a charge of conspiring to rape a one-year-old baby and four offences relating to possession and distribution of indecent images of children, reports BBC.

The alleged offences date from May to December this year.

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