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Showing 1 - 10 of 18 results for crime type "Sexual offences" & area "Cymru/Wales"
A man who befriended children on social media and persuaded them to send him explicit photos and videos has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.Cory Jones, 19, made contact with 37 children aged between 10 and 16 years old, sometimes using his own details and sometimes using aliases. He gained…
Mae dyn a fu'n gyfaill i blant ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol ac a'u perswadiodd i anfon lluniau a fideos anweddus ato wedi cael ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Caerdydd.Cysylltodd Cory Jones, 19 oed, â 37 o blant rhwng 10 ac 16 oed, weithiau gan ddefnyddio ei fanylion ei hun ac weithiau gan ddefnyddio…
Mae dyn a aeth i mewn i dri chartref yn Abertawe, chwilota drwy ddroriau a dinoethi ei hun, wedi cael ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe.Aeth Evan Powell, 21 oed, i mewn i’r cartrefi yn ardal Brynmill, yn ystod oriau mân 31 Hydref 2024.Deffrôdd y fenyw a oedd yn byw yn un o’r cyfeiriadau am tua…
A man who entered three homes in Swansea, rummaged through drawers and exposed himself, has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.Evan Powell, 21, entered the properties in the Brynmill area, during the early hours of 31 October 2024.The woman living at one address woke at about 5am, to see Powell…
A former Swansea vicar who once christened his victim has been sentenced for indecent assault.Anthony Pierce, 84, started sexually abusing his teenage victim when he came to the Holy Cross Church, in West Cross, to practice on the piano and organ.The victim was 14 years old when the abuse began…
A Penarth man who thought he was meeting a 12-year-old girl for sexual contact after chatting with her online has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court. David Parton, 57, had been messaging a police decoy profile thinking they were a young girl. The messages became sexual in nature culminating…
Mae dyn o Benarth, a oedd yn meddwl ei fod yn cwrdd â merch 12 oed am gyswllt rhywiol ar ôl sgwrsio â hi ar-lein, wedi cael ei ddedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe.Roedd David Parton, 57 oed, yn credu ei fod yn anfon negeseuon at ferch ifanc ond cyfrif ffug a sefydlwyd gan yr heddlu oedd yn derbyn y…
A Newport man who raped a woman he met on a night out has been jailed.Christian Okafor, 48, invited the woman and others back to his flat after he met them on a night out in the city centre.The woman was handed a drink and briefly blacked out, waking up with Okafor on top of her.DNA evidence was…
Mae dyn o Gasnewydd a dreisiodd fenyw a gyfarfu ar noson allan wedi cael ei garcharu.Gwahoddodd Christian Okafor, 48, y fenyw ac eraill yn ôl i’w fflat ar ôl iddo gwrdd â nhw ar noson allan yng nghanol y ddinas.Rhoddwyd diod i’r fenyw a llewygodd am ychydig, gan ddeffro gydag Okafor ar ei phen…
A tutor from Coleg Gwent has been sentenced at Newport Crown Court today following guilty pleas to the offence of Making Indecent Images of Children.Ian Powell, 60, was a tutor at Coleg Gwent in Usk when he met the victim. They shared messages with each other after the teenager had left the college…
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