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Former teacher and Tenby resident admits making indecent images of children
A FORMER schoolteacher, described as a ‘high risk’ sex offender, has pleaded guilty to fresh charges of making indecent photographs of children.
This week Christopher Flavin, 72, appeared before Judge Geraint Walters sitting at Swansea Crown Court via a video link from Parc Prison, Bridgend,.
He pleaded guilty to making 12 indecent Category B images of a child between July 1, 2018, and December 9, 2023, and of making 296 indecent Category C images of a child between the same dates.
The images were discovered on a blue Alcatel mobile phone which was found in Flavin’s possession.
The father of two, who previously lived in Tenby, originally denied making the indecent images, however he changed his plea to guilty on the morning of his trial this Monday. Judge Geraint Walters requested a probation report to be prepared prior to sentencing which will take place on November 25.
Flavin was remanded in custody.
Begelly defendant accused of menacing messages, assault and sharing intimate images
A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody after allegedly threatening that he would “go down for his girlfriend’s murder with pleasure”.
Brandon Pugh, 26, is accused of sending the threatening message to the complainant on November 6. He is further charged with stalking her on October 30 and November 7 by allegedly kicking her door and threatening to harm her, damage her reputation and contact social services.
Pugh is also accused of intentionally sharing photographs that showed, or appeared to show, the woman in an intimate state. Additional charges include the alleged theft of a pair of Nike Air Force trainers worth £140 and assault by beating.
Pugh, of Fir Grove, Begelly, denies all charges.
Despite an application for bail by his solicitor, District Judge Mark Layton refused the request. Pugh was remanded in custody ahead of his trial later this month.
Driver stopped on Hamilton Terrace was over legal limit for Delta-9 THC
A 40-YEAR-OLD Milford Haven motorist has lost her driving licence after being caught driving with cannabis in her system.
Joanna Bates was stopped by police on the afternoon of September 22 after officers received reports of a suspected drug driver travelling along Hamilton Terrace in a Vauxhall Astra.
Blood tests later confirmed she had 2.8 mcg of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in her system. The legal limit is 2 mcg.
Bates, of Plas Peregrine, Steynton, pleaded guilty to the drug-driving offence when she appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.
She was disqualified from driving for three years, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £48 surcharge.
Judge imposes three-year ban and unpaid work
A PEMBROKESHIRE scaffolder who was caught driving with a cocktail of drugs in his system has been sentenced by a judge sitting at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.
Jordan Whalley, 26, was seen driving his Ford Fiesta at excessive speed on the A478 near Begelly on October 3. A roadside drugs wipe tested positive, and subsequent blood analysis showed he had 36 mcg of cocaine, 240 mcg of benzoylecgonine, and 152 mcg of ketamine in his system.
Whalley, of Ryelands Lane, Kilgetty, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of drug-driving.
Probation officer Julie Norman told the court: “He’d been to a party the day before and thought the drugs would be out of his system by the following day.”
District Judge Mark Layton banned Whalley from driving for 36 months and ordered him to complete 120 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay a £114 surcharge and £85 costs.
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