Police inaction over Ian Watkins left child at risk of abuse, says watchdog

IPCC says South Yorkshire officers failed to take seriously complaints about sex images and would have faced misconduct cases

The inaction of South Yorkshire police officers left a child at risk of being abused for months by the former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins, the police watchdog has said.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission said the force had failed to take seriously complaints made about Watkins by his ex-partner between March and May 2012.

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