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South Wales Argus
05-07-2025
- South Wales Argus
Newport, Cwmbran, Tredegar and Caldicot criminals jailed
We look at their cases. (Image: Ann Bray) (Image: Jonathan Leonard) A 'warped and perverted' couple who sexually abused a young girl have been jailed for a total of 46 years. Ann Bray and her boyfriend Jonathan Leonard were involved in a 'campaign of rape' during which she would film the attacks and send him the videos. The schoolgirl was used as a 'sex object' and assaulted in a 'threesome and rewarded with money'. Bray, 62, from Newport and Leonard, 58, from Caldicot, were both jailed for 23 years each. (Image: Gareth Colsey) A man who repeatedly raped a woman has been jailed for 11 years. Gareth Colsey, 38, from Cwmbran was locked up after a jury found him guilty following a trial of three counts of rape. The defendant, of Two Locks Road, had denied the offences. (Image: Daniel Beatty) A disgraced former primary school teaching assistant was sent to prison for 12 months after being caught with child rape images. Convicted paedophile Daniel Beatty, aged 33, from Newport was jailed for three years in 2015 after he sexually touched an 11-year-boy and showed him pornography. Those offences took place when he was employed at a city school and "preyed" on his victim. He was back in court a decade on after police caught him with two category A images indecent images – the worst kind – on his mobile phone. (Image: Ashley Stockwell) Ashley Stockwell was part of a gang who assaulted a father in a pub sticking up for his barmaid daughter who was being verbally abused. The violence unfolded at the Dorallt Inn in Cwmbran. Newport Crown Court heard that it was probably a 'cowardly' punch by Stockwell which left him with a fractured jaw. The 24-year-old from Cwmbran was jailed for 15 months. (Image: Thomas Morgan) Thug Thomas Morgan fractured a man's skull when he hit him in the face with a baseball bat. The 35-year-old swung the weapon at Christopher Holly on his doorstep after turning up at his Tredegar home early on a Sunday morning to confront him. The defendant carried out the 'revenge' attack after becoming jealous about Facebook messages his partner and the victim had shared. Morgan from Tredegar was locked up for three years after he admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Couple who sexually abused a child over a three-year period are jailed after footage of horrors was shared online
A sick couple who sexually abused a child over three years have been jailed after they were caught in horrifying videos online. Jonathan Leonard, 58, from Caldicot, Wales, and Ann Bray, 62, from Newport, were arrested in September 2024. The pair's devices were taken by officers which revealed the pedophiles had images and videos of them abusing a child from 2021 to 2024. Bray had been grooming the child to participate in sexual activity with the pair, National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators discovered. The abuse was captured by Bray and shared to Leonard who who went on to share some of these images online to other paedophiles. Officers found chat messages between the couple discussing the abuse, their fantasies, and making plans to commit the sordid crime. The duo were also found to be in possession of several other explicit images of children and extreme pornography. They were charged with multiple child abuse offences and pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court on 24 January. Bray and Leonard were both sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment, with eight years to be spent on licence today—a supervised probation. Daniel Waywell, Senior Investigating Officer at the NCA, said: 'Leonard and Bray worked together to support one another's sexual interest in children, subjecting a child to years of horrific abuse, which they filmed and shared online with other paedophiles. 'This child, and every one of the victims of abuse in the indecent images and videos found on their devices, are re-victimised each time this material is viewed and shared online. 'The NCA is committed to safeguarding children from sexual abuse and we will continue to work tirelessly, alongside international partners, to remove children from harm and bring offenders like Leonard and Bray to justice.'
