A decide stated Gareth Davies, who was serving his sentence at HMP Parc, ought to be thought-about a harmful offender when he was jailed earlier this yr
Paedophile Gareth Davies recorded himself singing a Coldplay tune
A “very calculating” paedophile who was jailed earlier this yr for making an attempt to have interaction in sexual communication with a baby has died simply months into his sentence. Gareth Davies, 59, was sentenced to 18 months in jail in June following a trial at Swansea Crown Courtroom which heard he had despatched a video of himself singing a Coldplay love tune to what he thought was a 14-year-old woman.
A spokesperson for HMP Parc, the place Davies was serving his sentence, confirmed that Davies died in hospital on November 27. As is normal with all deaths in custody, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman has launched an impartial investigation into Davies’ dying.
No reason for dying has been launched at this stage nevertheless it’s understood that Davies had been in hospital for a while previous to his dying and was receiving palliative care. By no means miss a Swansea story by signing as much as our publication right here
Davies, beforehand of Citadel Avenue, Swansea, was jailed earlier this yr after being convicted of sending sexually express messages to what he thought was a 14-year-old woman.
In actuality he was speaking with a member of a so-called paedophile hunter group working a decoy account on Fb, with members of the group later monitoring him all the way down to the boat he was residing on.
When arrested Davies denied the messages he had been sending have been sexual, a stance he maintained throughout his trial and to the writer of the pre-sentence report following his conviction by a jury.
Swansea Crown Courtroom heard that within the messages Davies advised the “woman” she was fairly and stated he had been “exhibiting her off” to others. He advised her she was his “particular good friend” and he referred to himself as her “cyber uncle”.
The court docket additionally heard Davies requested what he thought was a woman about whether or not she had had intercourse but, telling her the primary time would damage however “whether it is completed proper the ache will probably be very brief and excessive ecstasy”.
The prosecutor stated Davies then recorded a clip of himself singing the Coldplay love tune Yellow and despatched it to the woman, and talked about travelling to Yorkshire to fulfill the “woman”.
Davies was later arrested and in a police interview he accepted exchanging messages with the Fb profile in query however stated there was nothing sexual within the messages.
He stated the pair have been simply buddies and that he had a “lifeless c**okay” and was asexual and subsequently was not interested in anybody.
Sending him to jail, the decide stated he had little doubt Davies was a “very calculating particular person” and ought to be thought-about a harmful offender.
Davies was sentenced to 18 months in jail and was as a consequence of serve as much as half that interval in custody earlier than being launched on licence. He was additionally positioned on the intercourse offenders register.
A HMP Parc spokesperson stated: “Mr Gareth Davies (DOB 12/06/1966) handed away at an out of doors hospital on November 27, 2025. As with all deaths in custody, this will probably be investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. The reason for dying will probably be for the coroner to find out.”
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