{"id":16476,"date":"2017-02-03T12:55:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T12:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=16476"},"modified":"2017-02-03T12:55:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T12:55:28","slug":"ex-cardiff-resident-jailed-21-years-historic-sex-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/03\/ex-cardiff-resident-jailed-21-years-historic-sex-offences\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Cardiff man gets 21 years for sex offences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A FORMER\u00a0Cardiff resident has been\u00a0jailed for 21 years after being found guilty of 11 historical sexual offences, including rape.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ian James Walters, 57, was arrested in March 2016 after two victims reported the abuse which took place between 1994 and 2000 when Mr Walters, then in his 30s, lived in the Adamsdown and Llanrumney areas.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The victims were teenagers at the time.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16478\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16478 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Walters\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-500x374.jpg 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/Ian-James-WAlters.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Ian Walters in police custody<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Walters, whose last address was in Barking, East London, denied\u00a0all the charges but was found guilty at Newport Crown Court last month. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detective Constable Rebecca Fox, who led the investigation, said today: \u201cThis was a very complex investigation due to the time that had passed, but one which has ended in justice for the two victims.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe preyed on two young girls who were vulnerable and he had banked his freedom on them never having the courage to come forward after he told them nobody would ever believe them all those years ago.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBut they did, and I have nothing but praise and respect for the bravery that these two victims \u2013 now grown women \u2013 have shown.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI hope this verdict provides them with some closure knowing that he hasn\u2019t got away with what were disgusting crimes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI also hope it encourages others to come forward and to realise that it is never too late for somebody to pay the price for what they did even if it was many years ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A FORMER\u00a0Cardiff 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