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Topics: Crime, Sexual Abuse, UK News
Liv Bridge
Topics: Crime, Sexual Abuse, UK News
Warning: This article contains discussion of child sex abuse which some readers may find distressing
A former fan of the convicted pedophile rockstar Ian Watkins has revealed how he 'exploited' her when she was a teenage mom with a 'sickening’ request.
On Saturday (October 11), Watkins was stabbed to death by his fellow inmates from his prison cell in HMP Wakefield.
The disgraced singer was serving a 29-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of multiple sex offenses, including sexual offenses against children, in 2015.
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The late 48-year-old had served 12 years of that sentence when his throat was slashed - allegedly by Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, who have since been charged with Watkins' murder. Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene due to blood loss.
Since his killing made international headlines, more of the sick sex offender's alleged victims have been coming forward with their stories.
Now, speaking to The Sun, a healthcare assistant said she was just 17 years old when she says she interacted with Watkins on social media.
While Hannah - not her real name - said she considered him her 'idol' at the time, she still has nightmares about their conversation to this day.
"He used to ask me to go on the webcam. At one point I did and he was there and I panicked so I shut it off.
“He then messaged me again and asked me to go on the webcam naked," she said.
However, that wasn't the end of his twisted request as she claimed he then turned his attention to her baby.
"He asked if me and my daughter could come and meet him – in my head I thought ‘no, I’m not doing that'," Hannah told the outlet.
She continued: “He asked if my baby would be able to call him dad.
“He asked me if we could be used as sex slaves.
“Not long after that he was arrested and then everything came out.”
The former fan said the situation still haunts her to this day, adding: “I didn’t realise how much it has affected me – it’s really really bad.
“It’s sickening really – it makes me physically sick."
Watkins' depraved crimes came to light in 2013 after he confessed to committing several horrifying child sex abuse offenses, including trying to rape a fan's 11-month infant. Cops found 90 abuse images across his hard drives.
The news comes as one of the women who offered up their baby to Watkins has made a renewed plea for freedom from her prison cell.
The woman who has not been named to shield the identity of her child, was also sentenced to 17 years behind bars for allowing her infant to be abused by Watkins.
If you’ve been affected by any of these issues or want to speak to someone in confidence regarding the welfare of a child, the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, US Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico.