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Haverfordwest: John Caffrey sex trial continues at Swansea Crown Court

Published

11 years ago

June 17, 2015

swansea crown court PEMBROKESHIRE police officers gave a colleague a video of a man having sex with a chicken to cheer him up after a road accident, a jury heard yesterday (Jun 16).

They also gave then motorcycle cop John Caffrey videos of a man standing on a box and having intercourse with a horse, as well as one featuring a woman having sex with a cow.

Caffrey is accused of sexually assaulting a girl who said today he had made her watch the films, which he told her had been seized during operations by his colleagues in Haverfordwest.

“After he had his accident the police gave him seized videos to watch while he was recuperating,” she toldSwansea crown court.

“He was laughing, watching me watching the films. The scene involving the chicken was particularly horrific.

“I thought how cruel it was for men to get sexual gratification from something like that,” she added.

Former police officer John Caffrey leaving Swansea Crown Court

Caffrey, now aged 71, of Castle View, Simpson Cross, near Haverfordwest, is accused of sexually assaulting the girl more than 30 years ago.

She claims he once ordered her to strip naked, tied her by a belt to a door and photographed her. He is also accused of helping her to paint her nude body green.

“He was a serving police officer. I was humiliated, embarrassed and scared,” she said.

Robin Rouch, prosecuting, said the woman made a complaint to police while still a teenager but felt it had been “brushed under the carpet.”

She said, “I made a complaint. An officer typed it.”

She said that later, an older officer interviewed her and a friend who had accompanied her to the police station was told to “go home”.

“I remember being worried, because it was getting dark.”

Later, she was shown a statement that appeared to have been written by her in which she said she had “made up the allegations.”

“The statement was as if I had written it but it hadn’t been. I never heard anything more about it.”

In 2013, said Mr Rouch, the complainant finally made contact with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). She complained about the lack of response to her original contact with the police and the IPCC triggered an investigation.

Caffrey was arrested and charged.

During police interviews, Caffrey told officers he had never touched the complainant indecently and any photographs he may have taken had not been of a sexual nature.

He denies all the charges against him and the trial continues.

Crime

Man charged with strangulation and assault offences after October incident

Published

9 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

A MAN recorded in court as having no fixed abode has appeared before magistrates charged with intentional strangulation and two further assault offences.

Michael Sudbury, 50, whose address was not read out in court, but in Herald records is Glan Hafan, Llangwm, appeared before the bench facing multiple charges.

The charges relate to an incident on 22 October 2025 and include:

Intentional strangulation, contrary to section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015
Common assault
Assault by beating

No further details of the alleged incident were opened in court, and no plea was entered at this stage.

Sudbury was remanded on conditional bail, with the case listed to return to magistrates later this month.

Crime

Haverfordwest man sent to Crown Court on multiple serious charges

Published

10 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded in custody

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been sent to Swansea Crown Court to stand trial on a series of A 49-year-old Haverfordwest resident has been committed to Swansea Crown Court to face trial on multiple serious charges deemed too grave for magistrates to handle.

David Guy, of Market Street, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates facing a series of allegations stemming from a single case. The charges, which were not detailed in open court, include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
A second count of assault
Criminal damage
An additional allegation of interpersonal violence
A public order offence

Magistrates declined jurisdiction, determining that the matters exceeded their sentencing powers, and sent the case in its entirety to Swansea Crown Court.

Guy was remanded in custody pending his next appearance. The court register notes: “Sent to Crown Court for trial in custody – next hearing at Swansea Crown Court.”

A date for the initial Crown Court hearing will be set administratively. Guy will remain in custody until then.

The Pembrokeshire Herald will provide further updates as the case progresses in the Crown Court.

Crime

Castlemartin man back before magistrates over multiple alleged assaults

Published

10 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Court Reporter

Defendant remanded on conditional bail ahead of further hearing

A CASTLEMARTIN man has appeared repeatedly before magistrates this month over a string A 40-year-old man from Castlemartin has made repeated appearances before magistrates this month in connection with a series of serious alleged offences, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), intentional non-fatal strangulation, common assault, and criminal damage.

Anthony Alcock, of Pwll Street, Castlemartin, is facing six linked charges stemming from incidents said to have occurred earlier this year. These appear to relate to the same complainant in what is understood to be a single ongoing domestic abuse prosecution.

During recent administrative hearings at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court, Alcock did not enter pleas while matters of bail and case management were addressed.

Charges Include:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
Intentional non-fatal strangulation
Common assault on a woman
Criminal damage in a domestic context
Additional assault allegations involving the same complainant
Breach of bail conditions

Alcock was initially granted conditional bail but was subsequently brought before the court on two occasions for alleged breaches. On those instances, magistrates remanded him in custody ahead of further hearings. He was later re-granted conditional bail, subject to strict conditions such as no contact with the complainant and exclusion from specified locations.

Magistrates have now declined jurisdiction, ruling that the case—particularly the more serious charges involving non-fatal strangulation—is too grave for summary trial. It has been committed to Swansea Crown Court for plea, trial, or sentencing.

No detailed evidence has been presented in open court at this preliminary stage. Alcock remains on conditional bail pending his next appearance at the Crown Court.