It seems Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris left a trend at the BBC and this pervert maintained it.
Not a mention on the BBC'S Wales web-page... funny?
Not a mention on the BBC'S Wales web-page... funny?
Quote:SICK SEX ATTACKS Ex-BBC presenter committed 40 sex offences against kids and adultsThe Sun:
over 30 years while working as church pastor.
'An ex-BBC presenter committed 40 sex offences against kids and adults while working as a church pastor.
Benjamin David Thomas, 44, pleaded guilty to the sick crimes branded an "awful breach of trust" spanning
over 30 years.
The Perv, Now and Back Then.
The former BBC Wales presenter and once-respected preacher from Flint, North Wales admitted ten counts
of sexual activity with a child, eight sexual assaults, and four attempts to commit sexual assault.
He also pleaded guilty to nine indecent assaults, seven counts of voyeurism and two counts of making indecent
videos of children as early as 1990 and as recent as last year.
He was a reporter and presenter on Ffeil, a Welsh language news show for young people, and Wales Today.
Thomas, who offended in north Wales, Shropshire, London, and Romania, appeared at Mold Crown Court and
will be sentenced there on August 18 having been granted bail until then.
Judge Niclas Parry warned a "significant custodial sentence" was inevitable despite his early plea, North Wales
Live reported.
'AWFUL BREACH OF TRUST'
North Wales Police DC Lynne Willsher said: "Ben Thomas' offending involved the serious sexual abuse of vulnerable
young children by a religious leader. "It is an awful breach of the trust placed in him by the victims and their families,
and I cannot begin to imagine what impact the revelation of his offending has had on them.
"Today in court, Ben Thomas has admitted perpetrating 40 sexual offences.
"As a result of this, his victims have been spared the harrowing ordeal of a lengthy trial.
"North Wales Police are very grateful for the strength and courage shown by all victims and their families; this has
greatly assisted our investigation to ensure justice has been done today.
"I am also grateful to the Evangelical Church and their safeguarding team for their assistance during the investigation."
Thomas left the BBC in 2005 to preach on the streets of London, before returning to Wales in 2008 as pastor of the
Criccieth Family Church in Gwynedd. He left his post last year.
A Criccieth Family Church spokesperson said: "We are now devastated by the revelation of such sin and grieve over
the pain caused to the innocent victims, the betrayal and deception.
"Foremost in our prayers now are the victims and their families."...'
Edith Head Gives Good Wardrobe.