Crime

Hakin paedophile jailed for 1200 sick films and pictures of children and babies

Published

4 years ago

December 28, 2021

A HAKIN man took an indecent’ tribute’ picture of a young girl and sent it to fellow paedophiles, Swansea Crown Court has heard.

Graham Thomas, 58, a former security guard, also downloaded more than 1,200 sick films and pictures of children and babies being abused. He also engaged in online chats about his sexual fantasies with children.

At a previous hearing last month, Thomas admitted seven charges of taking, distributing, and making indecent photographs of a child. He also at the time pleaded guilty to a further charge of possessing ten extreme pornographic images portraying a person performing an act of sexual intercourse with a live or dead animal.

The offences took place at Milford Haven between October 8 and 10 when Thomas admits taking four category C indecent images of children; distributing one indecent Category A image of a child; distributing ten indecent category B images of children; distributing 34 indecent category B images of children; making 298 indecent category A images of children; making 475 indecent category B images of children and making 471 indecent category C images of children.

Judge said that images and videos were “vile” and “simply stomach-churning”

Sending him straight to jail at his sentencing hearing, the judge at Swansea Crown Court said that the images, some of children as young as just 18 months old, were “vile” and “simply stomach-churning”.

Barrister Craig Jones, prosecuting for the CPS , explained that the defendant was arrested in November 2020 at the house he shared with his mother. Thomas’s laptops, phones, and tablets were seized

A full search of his electronic resulted in 1,244 indecent images and videos, including 298 Category A images, the most serious, as well as 10 extreme pornographic images being found.

Detectives from Dyfed-Powys Police were shocked to discover online chat logs where it could be seen that Thomas had discussed his child abuse fantasies with several other like-minded individuals, and discovered he had shared a small number of indecent images with other paedophiles.

Defending, John Allchurch, said Thomas was remorseful for what he had done. He had worked as an oil refinery security guard, spending spent a lot of time alone; leading him to develop an interest in online pornography which led to more extreme material.”

Judge Paul Thomas QC said the children in the images found were real children somewhere in the world being horribly abused.

Thomas was sentenced to two years and four months in jail, and will be a registered sex offender for 10 years.

Crime

Spittal man to stand trial accused of ABH

Published

18 hours ago

June 20, 2026

Court Reporter

A SPITTAL man is to stand trial accused of assaulting a man and causing actual bodily harm.

Robert Hedley, 41, of Wesley Way, Spittal, Haverfordwest, is charged with assaulting Liam Morley-Trivett at St Clears on August 30, 2025.

The case was before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (Jun 18).

Hedley was granted unconditional bail and is due to stand trial at the same court on Monday, June 29.

The trial is listed for 10:00am and has been given a time estimate of twenty minutes.

Crime

Milford Haven woman spared jail despite string of shop thefts

Published

19 hours ago

June 20, 2026

Court Reporter

Repeat offender stole from Tesco, Home Bargains, Food Warehouse and petrol stations in wave of offences

A MILFORD HAVEN woman who admitted a series of shop thefts committed over a matter of weeks has been handed a suspended prison sentence by magistrates.

Marion Picton, aged 46, of Hawthorn Path, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (Jun 18) and pleaded guilty to eight theft offences and a drugs-related offence.

The court heard that Picton carried out a string of thefts at stores across Milford Haven between April and June this year.

Among the offences, Picton admitted stealing meat from Food Warehouse on Apr 23, food worth £60 from Victoria Filling Station on May 29, groceries from Home Bargains on Jun 7 and Jun 8, food from Victoria Filling Station on Jun 7 and Jun 9, groceries and non-food items worth £51.09 from Tesco on Jun 16, and food worth £32.50 from Food Warehouse on the same day.

She also admitted failing to attend an initial drugs assessment after testing positive for Class A drugs, including cocaine and opiates.

Magistrates were told the offences represented persistent repeat offending and had been committed while Picton was already subject to a court order.

The bench imposed an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.

As part of the order, Picton must complete up to 15 rehabilitation activity days under the supervision of the Probation Service.

The court ordered her to pay compensation to several of the businesses affected, including Tesco, Home Bargains, Food Warehouse and Victoria Filling Station.

In sentencing, magistrates said the offences were serious enough to justify immediate custody but suspended the sentence because there was a realistic prospect of rehabilitation and Picton appeared motivated to address her addiction issues.

Picton was warned that any further offending during the 18-month suspension period could see the prison sentence activated.