Tag Archives: Lostprophets

Ian Watkins Sentenced To 35 Years Over Child Sex Offenses

Posted by on December 18, 2013

Last month, Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins pleaded guilty to 13 of the child sex offenses, including the attempted rape of a baby. Now comes word that Watkins will be in prison for a very long time, as he’s been sentence to 35 years for those charges. Watkins and the two female co-defendants he conspired with […]

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Lostprophets condemn Ian Watkins in statement

Posted by on December 1, 2013

Two months ago, the members of Lostprophets released a statement saying that they would no longer continue on with the band due to the child sex allegations of their frontman, Ian Watkins, who’d been being held in prison since last December awaiting trial. With the singer pleading guilty last week to nearly all the charges, […]

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Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins pleads guilty to child sex offenses [UPDATED]

Posted by on November 26, 2013

On the eve of his trial, Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins has pleaded guilty to 13 of the child sex offenses he’d been charged with, including the attempted rape of a baby, the BBC reports. This is an abrupt change, since he’d previously denied all of the allegations since being arrested last December. Watkins pleaded guilty […]

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Lostprophets call it quits following lead singer child sex abuse charges

Posted by on October 1, 2013

It was only a matter of time before Lostprophets would be forced to make a decision on the fate of their band, but they are not awaiting the outcome of frontman Ian Watkins’ sex abuse trial to do so. The band announced today via Facebook that they are calling it quits. Watkins was faced with […]

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Former Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie drumming for Paramore

Posted by on August 27, 2013

And slowly, members of defunct metalcore bands continue to take over the music industry. Former Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie confirmed via Twitter yesterday that he would be drumming for Paramore on their fall tour. Gillespie had been in Underoath from 1997 until 2010, when he left the band. He also sang the clean vocals in […]

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Lostprophets’ frontman on suicide watch as he awaits trial for baby rape charges

Posted by on August 13, 2013

Lostprophets’ singer Ian Watkins has been put on strict suicide watch as he awaits trial in Wales for 24 sex offense charges including the alleged rape of a 12-month old baby, according to the Irish Independent. During a pre-trial today, Watkins’ defense requested the frontman be moved from Parc prison to a psychiatric hospital to […]

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Lostprophets Singer Denies Baby Rape Charges

Posted by on June 3, 2013

It’s been over six months since Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was imprisoned for charges that included raping a one year-old girl. Earlier today, Watkins and two women appeared at Cardiff Crown Court via a video link , where he denied 23 offenses including two counts of raping a baby under the age of 12 months […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: WTF Arrests

Posted by on May 13, 2013

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. It’s safe to say that the first thought on everyone’s mind when hearing that Tim Lambesis been arrested for hiring a hitman to kill his estranged wife was “Wait, what did he get arrested for?!” Even as details continue to […]

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Lostprophets Singer Issues Statement Via Solicitor, Child Sex Case Adjourned

Posted by on March 11, 2013

Ian Watkins shocked everyone when he was charged with a series of sex offenses against children. And while the Lostprophets singer (who was also denied bail) has been stuck in custody since his arrest last December, BBC News now reports that he won’t appear at Cardiff Crown Court until May, with the eventual trial date […]

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Bail Denied For Lostprophets Singer

Posted by on January 11, 2013

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, currently sitting in jail as he awaits his trial on his plans to rape a child. will be sitting there even longer. London newspaper Mirror reports that Watkins’ bail has been denied, and he’s to remain in custody until his plea hearing later this month. The singer was arrested last month along […]

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