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Watkins admitted the attempted rape and sexual assault of a child under 13 but pleaded not guilty to rape. He also admitted conspiring to rape a child, three counts of sexual assault involving children, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal.

During sentencing, Mr Justice Royce said: "Those who have appeared in these courts over many years, see here, a large number of horrific cases," he said.

Any decent person He added it was a "classic case that the evidence was so overwhelming" there should not be credit given. The judge said Watkins had a "corrupting influence", and had shown a "complete lack of remorse". He also said Watkins posed a significant risk to the public in particular to women with young children. He told Woman A: "What you were both doing is both sickening and incomprehensible" and said to Woman B that she did not regard her child as a human being.

Earlier on Wednesday, defending barrister Sally O'Neill QC said how Watkins "belatedly realised the gravity of what happened" and was "deeply, deeply sorry". She told the court how he had developed an "obsession" with filming himself having sex and had become addicted to drugs at the age of She said Watkins had no memory of the crime involving Woman A and her son, where he admitted to the attempted rape of a baby. Watkins was on minute suicide watch while on remand, the court heard. Jonathan Fuller QC, defending for Woman A, said she felt genuine remorse and was devastated by what she had done.

Christine Laing QC, defending Woman B, said she was clearly remorseful for her behaviour and the loss of her child was her punishment. Meanwhile, South Wales Police are investigating whether Watkins also committed offences in Germany and America and the IPCC has confirmed it was investigating three police forces over the case. He had vociferously denied the accusations and loyal fans had attended court to show their support.

But on Tuesday — after jurors had been warned they would have to examine some very disturbing images and arrangements had been made for them to receive counselling after the trial — Watkins and the women pleaded guilty to almost all the charges against them. Watkins, whose former band has sold around 3. The court was told that the two women sexually abused their children at the behest of Watkins and were prepared to make the children available to him for sex.

The prosecution said the attempted rape happened while Watkins was staying at a four-star hotel in west London shortly after appearing on BBC Radio 1. When police investigated Watkins, who is from Pontypridd, they found a secret disc. GCHQ experts helped them get access to the material on the disc, which featured videos of sexual abuse, including the attempted rape. Watkins, a user of crack cocaine and crystal meth, maintained he could not remember the incident but the court was told this could have been because he was high on drugs.

It emerged he had also discussed forcing his victims to take drugs — and one of them was found to have been exposed to crystal meth. Christopher Clee QC, prosecuting, branded Watkins a "determined and committed paedophile". She was warned that Watkins posed a "serious threat towards your daughter's safety and your own wellbeing. Watkins, who was described as plumbing "new depths of depravity" at his trial, signed off his sick notes as "The King of Dancers", "Trouble" and "The Boy Wonder".

He begged: "The next things I want to get from you are your phone number and lots of hot pics. Think you can handle that? I guess we will see! Clock's ticking