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Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins charged with sexual offences against children

The Associated Press / Times Colonist
December 19, 2012

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FILE This is a Saturday, Aug 20, 2011 file photo of British musician Ian Watkins, lead singer of Lostprophets, as he performs on stage at V Music Festival in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England. Watkins the lead singer of British rock band Lostprophets appeared in court Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012 charged with child sex offenses including conspiring with a woman to rape a 1-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

LONDON - The lead singer of British rock band Lostprophets has been charged with sexual offences against children.

Ian Watkins is due in court Wednesday in the Welsh capital, Cardiff.

South Wales Police says 35-year-old Watkins, from the Welsh town of Pontypridd, faces charges of "conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a female under 13 and possession/distribution of indecent images of children."

Two women, aged 20 and 24, have been charged with related offences.

The band was formed in 1997 and had a chart-topping British album in 2006 with "Liberation Transmission."

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