Overview
- Swansea Crown Court imposed a life term with a minimum of 16 years and eight months, with a warning he may never be released and lifetime sex‑offender registration.
- The court found he used an internet dating site to identify a new mother and gain access to her infant.
- Jurors convicted him of two counts of sexual assault by penetration, two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
- Medical evidence showed fractures to the baby’s ankle, wrist, six ribs, and skull with a brain bleed, with injuries likened in court to being “hit by a bus.”
- The child’s mother was acquitted of allegations that she allowed serious harm and neglect.