The 35-year-old musician, who used to date Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton, has been charged with conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a female under 13 and possession or distribution of indecent images of children.
Ian will appear before magistrates in Cardiff, Wales, later today.
A spokesperson for the police said: "A Pontypridd man has been charged with sexual offences against children and is due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates' Court today.
"In order to assist their investigation, South Wales Police has named the man as Ian Watkins, a member of the rock group Lostprophets."
Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Peter Doyle told the BBC: "Specially-trained staff are available to speak to anyone with concerns or information regarding this investigation and a dedicated telephone number has been set up.
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My 13 year old daughter is going to see them at the Academy next Saturday.
I've never heard of 'em (of course)
Should I be afraid?
I predict a major slump in record sales.
What does 'conspiracy to have sex with an under 12 year old' consist of?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...nspiring-to-rape-oneyearold-girl-8425042.htmlThe Welsh rock star, whose band has sold over 3.5 million albums, is alleged to have conspired with a woman to rape a one-year-old girl, the court heard.
He also stands accused of two incidents of conspiring to engage in sexual touching with two young children; possessing, making and distributing indecent images; and possessing “extreme” animal pornography.
RaverDrew said:we were probably the oldest ones there tbh
Blimey @paolo and me went to see Lost Prophets support Modestep earlier this year, they do have a very young audience we were probably the oldest ones there tbh
On another site someone linked to his page on a whodatedwho website - I won't link directly as there's some pretty dodgy stuff written on there about him. But that was all from 11 months ago and some very serious allegations also lots of stupid stuff which undermines the credibility somewhat.
On another site someone linked to his page on a whodatedwho website - I won't link directly as there's some pretty dodgy stuff written on there about him. But that was all from 11 months ago and some very serious allegations also lots of stupid stuff which undermines the credibility somewhat.