String of acts of sex abuse against children and animals.

Hereford Sex Offender Jailed for Abuse of Children and Animals

Knill Watkins, 34, from Withington, Hereford, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for a series of sex offenses against children and animals. Watkins pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, two counts of sexual penetration with a living animal, and two counts of assault of a girl under 13 by touching.

He also admitted to watching a person doing a private act, possessing a prohibited image of a child, and possessing extreme pornographic images of animals. The offenses occurred between 2012 and 2021.

Detective Constable Rich Britton stated, "Watkins is a dangerous individual who committed horrendous crimes. I'm pleased that he will now face the consequences and will rightly be identified as a sex offender for life and spend time in prison."

On October 27, at Hereford Crown Court, Watkins was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment and will remain on the sex offenders register for life.