In 2019, the Offender Database reported that Dafydd Clack, then 31, of Abercerdin Road, Gilfach Goch, was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Cardiff Crown Court. Clack was convicted of a “horrific pattern of abuse” that spanned years, significantly traumatising his victim and causing her to live in a “constant state of fear.”
The court heard that Clack’s predatory behaviour began when the victim was a child, effectively “robbing her of her childhood.” The abuse was so severe that it led the victim to struggle with self-disgust, low self-esteem, and suicidal ideation. To cope with the trauma, she turned to substance misuse, including heavy alcohol consumption and cannabis. Furthermore, when the offences finally came to light, Clack threatened to kill the victim in a desperate attempt to silence her.
A jury at Cardiff Crown Court found Clack guilty of nine counts of sexual intercourse with a girl, two counts of indecent assault, one count of raping a child, and one count of making a threat to kill. Prosecutor Heath Edwards highlighted the victim’s bravery, noting that despite suffering from vivid night terrors and a “pattern of self-destruction,” she had managed to turn her life around. Judge Timothy Petts pointed out that while Clack had 66 previous convictions, these were his first for sexual offences, yet they represented a deeply ingrained level of depravity.
Dafydd Clack was sentenced to 10 years in prison. In his sentencing remarks, Judge Petts expressed his best wishes to the survivor, acknowledging that no prison term could truly undo the damage Clack had inflicted. Clack was also made subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), which legally restricts his future contact with children and monitors his residency and activities.
As a result of his convictions for child rape and multiple sexual assaults, Clack is a registered sex offender for life. He is managed under the highest level of Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in South Wales. This framework ensures that upon his release, South Wales Police and the National Probation Service will maintain permanent and intensive surveillance of his movements to protect the public.
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