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Man Who Assaulted Teen and Two Women Sentenced to 8 Years' Custody With 4 Years on Licence

The judge cited a very high risk to women.

Overview

  • Phillip Daniel, 34, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in Barry before attacking two women in the women’s toilets at St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff.
  • Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke imposed an extended sentence comprising eight years in prison plus four years on licence for public protection.
  • Daniel was placed on the sex offenders register for life and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order until 2040 that bans entry to women’s or unisex toilets and unsupervised contact with children.
  • A psychiatric report linked him to incel culture and assessed an elevated risk to females, particularly minors, while victims described lasting trauma affecting daily life.
  • He had been detained under the Mental Health Act from arrest until sentencing, told police he heard voices directing him to Cardiff, and was already under a community order for an earlier assault on a lone jogger.