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Pembroke Dock: Pensioner told to expect ‘substantial’ prison sentence for abusing kids

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11 years ago

May 15, 2015

A 74-YEAR-OLD man from Pembroke Dock has been warned today to expect a “substantial” prison sentence after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing children for 15 years.

Reginald Henry Turner was found guilty of all the 20 charges remaining against him after a trial at Swansea Crown Court.

Turner, of High Street Close, will be sentenced after a probation officer has prepared a report aimed at helping the judge to decide if he still poses a danger to the public, and to children in particular.

Turner’s offences included four of rape—involving two separate girls—and indecent assault, indecency with a child and sexual touching.

Turner showed no response as the foreman of the jury spoke “guilty” 20 times. The verdicts were all unanimous.

The jury returned verdicts of not guilty on four lesser charges on the direction of the judge

The jury heard how one of his victims eventually found the courage to make a complaint to police.

A local newspaper report detailing Turner’s arrest and his first appearance in court was seen by a second victim and then a third, and they too made statements to police and gave evidence to the jury.

Patrick Griffiths, prosecuting, had told the jury that Turner’s victims “had no reason whatsoever to make up the allegations against him.”

The sexual assaults began in the early 1990s and stopped in about 2008.

Although most of the charges involved his first victim it was his last victim who first made a complaint, added Mr Griffiths.

Children, he told the jury during his opening address, were vulnerable and sometime found it impossible to prevent these sort of actions from taking place.

“Children may not properly understand what is happening and may not say anything at the time to others for a variety of reasons.

“They may feel fear and be embarrassed,” he said

“But the memories may not be forgotten and later the victims may summon up the courage to tell others.”

Some of the offending, added Mr Griffiths, took place when Turner lived in Gwilliam Court, Monkton.

Turner gave evidence during the trial, and told the jury all the allegations were completely untrue.Following the verdicts, Judge Huw Davies warned Turner he would receive a substantial prison sentence at a hearing scheduled for June 5.

Turner was immediately remanded into custody.

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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3 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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3 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

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4 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.