Man jailed for rape of two young girls

A MAN has been jailed after he subjected two young girls to a campaign of sexual abuse including rape over a number of years.

- ROBERT HARRIES

Lloyd Davies, aged 29, of Caecoed, Llandybie, had previously been found guilty by a jury of three counts of rape of a child under the age of 13, two counts of causing/inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, one count of sexual assault of a child under 13, and one count of making indecent images of a child.

Police said Davies first raped one girl while they played the computer game Minecraft.

The court heard the significance of the computer game and accounts provided by both victim and suspect proved invaluable in the court proceedings, providing additional strength and credibility to the victims' allegations in court.

Following Davies's arrest, a second victim came forward to the police.

Personal impact statements heard in court revealed the effect the abuse had on Davies's victims.

One of the victims read her statement in court. She said: "From day one I knew it was not right. It was like a sinking feeling. The first time Lloyd did what he did I felt guilty.

"I just wanted it all to stop and for it all to be a nightmare. I harm myself as a coping mechanism. My life has not been mine to live because he has taken away so much from me.

"What Lloyd has done to me changed me as a person. I can't even look in the mirror. I blamed myself for everything that has happened for a long time."