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Lostprophets' paedophile Ian Watkins will not get £150k payout | Lostprophets' paedophile Ian Watkins will not get £150k payout |
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Paedophile Ian Watkins will not receive a £150,000 payout after a Lostprophets' management company was dissolved, the BBC has learned. | Paedophile Ian Watkins will not receive a £150,000 payout after a Lostprophets' management company was dissolved, the BBC has learned. |
The Pontypridd singer, sentenced to 35 years for child sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby, was a director of Goonies Touring Ltd. | The Pontypridd singer, sentenced to 35 years for child sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby, was a director of Goonies Touring Ltd. |
The company made money from Lostprophets' concerts and merchandising. | The company made money from Lostprophets' concerts and merchandising. |
However, the company was broke and owed thousands to creditors. | However, the company was broke and owed thousands to creditors. |
It was reported in the Daily Mirror at the weekend the former band members, including Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Stuart Richardson and Richard Oliver, would receive up to £150,000 each. | It was reported in the Daily Mirror at the weekend the former band members, including Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Stuart Richardson and Richard Oliver, would receive up to £150,000 each. |
Goonies Touring had been highly profitable, with funds of almost £200,000 in the bank and hundreds of thousands of pounds in fees due to be paid from performances. | Goonies Touring had been highly profitable, with funds of almost £200,000 in the bank and hundreds of thousands of pounds in fees due to be paid from performances. |
But after Watkins was charged with the catalogue of abuse the funds started to dry up and the remaining band members wound the company up. | But after Watkins was charged with the catalogue of abuse the funds started to dry up and the remaining band members wound the company up. |
Liquidators were unable to pay a small number of creditors, who were owed several thousand pounds. | Liquidators were unable to pay a small number of creditors, who were owed several thousand pounds. |
A final creditors' meeting for Goonies Touring Ltd was held on the 17 December 2014 and the company was formally dissolved. | A final creditors' meeting for Goonies Touring Ltd was held on the 17 December 2014 and the company was formally dissolved. |
Watkins, 37, is still entitled to receive royalties and publishing fees for recordings, but cannot benefit from any earnings in prison. | Watkins, 37, is still entitled to receive royalties and publishing fees for recordings, but cannot benefit from any earnings in prison. |
The singer was also the sole director of dormant company Made in Hell Ltd, which has also been recently wound up. | The singer was also the sole director of dormant company Made in Hell Ltd, which has also been recently wound up. |
The other former members of Lostprophets have been touring with their new band No Devotion after joining forces with American lead singer Geoff Rickly last year. | The other former members of Lostprophets have been touring with their new band No Devotion after joining forces with American lead singer Geoff Rickly last year. |
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