Ian Watkins Part Two.

Ian Watkins has been sentenced to 29 years in prison with 6 years on licence afterwards. 

He has been told he will have to serve two thirds of his sentence until he is legible for parole. 

So approximately 19 years minimum inside. 

Apparently, he was shaking in the dock whilst awaiting the sentencing. To me, the only sign of remorse so far from him for his vile crimes.* But even then, is that genuine remorse, or just fear over what will happen to him for ‘harmless’ crimes he expected to get away with? Can someone who genuinely believes they did not commit atrocious sexual crimes, some of the worst I’ve ever read about, ever be safe enough to coincide with society again? 

If you have these urges and fantasies, sitting in a cell for endless years will never change that, unless you actually believe you are wrong, immoral and in need of help. Criminologists deal with criminals of sex crimes frequently, and in cases in which the paedophiles feel shame and remorse, they are assertive to change and completely revoke their life and routines. For example, they will not venture out of their homes when schools finish and school children will be travelling home. For some reason, I have a strong feeling this will not be the case with Ian.

*Gathered from extensive research and reports from media websites, reports from criminologists who attended the trial and research into candid discussions on Ian on internet forums dating back four years. Although I talk quite informatively about the case, I can never be completely sure what is fact and fiction without viewing all evidence and attending the trial.