Ian Watkins, the former frontman of the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has applied for permission to appeal his 35-year prison sentence for child sex offences. The Judicial Office confirmed the application on Thursday.
Watkins, 36, was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court last month after pleading guilty to 13 offences, including attempted rape of a child. He was described by the judge as a 'committed and determined paedophile' and a 'sexual predator'.
The sentence comprises a custodial term of 29 years and an additional six years on licence. Watkins must serve two-thirds of the custodial term before being considered for release by the parole board.
His accomplices, referred to as Woman A and Woman B, received prison sentences of 14 and 16 years respectively for their roles in the abuse.
