South Wales Police’s criminal investigation into the serious disorder that swept through the Ely area of Cardiff has reached its conclusion, with 30 people sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court for riot. The 25 men and five women were sentenced during a two-week hearing. Twenty-six received custodial terms, with sentences ranging from three years and eight months to six years and …
A Blackwood man jailed for dealing cocaine and cannabis has been ordered to hand over almost £42,000 in criminal profits following a proceeds of crime hearing at Cardiff Crown Court. Ashley Forbes has three months to pay or face further time behind bars.
Paul Rogers, 47, of Blackwood, was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting two breaches of his sexual harm prevention order. He created a TikTok profile under a false name and deleted WhatsApp messages.
David Skillern, 60, asked undercover officers posing as 12-year-old schoolgirls to perform solo sex acts online. The former special needs teacher was given a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court.
Mason Tarling, 18, from Newport, received an 18-month community order at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. His offending took place between 2023 and 2025.
Shane Thomas, 41, of Newport, received a suspended sentence at Cardiff Crown Court after sending sexually explicit messages and images to a decoy he believed was a 13-year-old girl.
Lloyd Williams, 42, of Bettws, Newport, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after police found cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy worth £220,000.
Three people involved in an organised drugs operation in the Aberdare area have been sentenced to a combined 12 and a half years at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to cocaine and cannabis supply offences.
Ross Cooper, 44, formerly of Caerphilly, was jailed for six months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting a second breach of a community order for possessing indecent images of children.
Toby Rogers, 34, from Barry was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting rape, assault by penetration, and assault by beating. He must serve two-thirds of his sentence before release on licence.
Joshua Camplin, 33, attempted to arrange a sexual meeting with someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy but was caught by an undercover police officer in Newport.
Joseph Carver, 41, from Crumlin, was sentenced to eight years after police found 891g of cocaine worth around £89,000 on his motorbike following a crash in Pontypridd.