Man Jailed for Multiple Child Sexual Offences

Gareth Phillips, 32, from Skewen, Neath Port Talbot, has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison at Swansea Crown Court.

Phillips was convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of rape.

The offenses took place between March 2019 and May 2021, involving a victim who was 14 years old at the time of the first offense.

In March 2019, Phillips engaged in sexual activity with the victim in his car. Two months later, he began meeting the victim for sex on a regular basis. In November 2019, they made their relationship "official" but Phillips requested the victim keep it a secret.

In May 2021, Phillips raped the same victim while staying at a hotel.