Sheldon Lewis, 28, and Kyle Williams, 39, were sentenced at Newport Crown Court after admitting their involvement in a cocaine supply operation.

Dean Durham, 42, of Pontypridd, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of intentional strangulation against his partner.

Mark White, 50, of St Athan, has been jailed for 39 months after admitting raping a woman who repeatedly asked him to stop during sex. Newport Crown Court heard he pinned the victim down and ignored her pleas.

Gerry Govier, 53, of Newport, was caught by an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl online. He received a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after admitting attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

Phillip Harris, 58, was sentenced at Newport Crown Court for historical sexual offences against a child committed between 1989 and 1991.

Robin Vecchi was caught by paedophile hunting group Dank Dragon after encouraging what he believed was a teenage girl to perform a sexual act. He was handed a community order at Newport Crown Court.

Owen Evans, 39, of Barry, was sentenced to seven years in custody with a three-year extended licence at Newport Crown Court after admitting child sex offences against a 13-year-old girl.

George Evans, 21, was given a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, with 565 of the most serious category found on his mobile phone.

Benjamin Bannan, 20, was given a suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after admitting intentional strangulation and suffocation and being found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Luke Stanley, 35, was sentenced to 47 months at Newport Crown Court after admitting eight breaches of a sexual harm prevention order.

Ryan Thomas, 33, of Abercarn, Caerphilly, was found guilty at Newport Crown Court of sexually touching a 14-year-old girl and sending indecent images. He will be sentenced on April 15.

Iestyn Compton, 22, from Aberkenfig, was given a 12-month suspended sentence at Newport Crown Court after posing as a teenage girl to send sexual messages to who he believed was a 12-year-old boy – but was in fact a decoy police officer.