NEATH RUGBY STAR RHIAN NOKES JAILED FOR FAKING BRAIN TUMOUR TO TRICK TEENAGE GIRL
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Neath Child Sexual Abuser
In a shocking case that has rocked the community of Neath and garnered national attention, Rhian Nokes, a 29-year-old former Welsh rugby international and sports teacher, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a disturbing series of manipulative and predatory actions involving a young girl.
During her time working at a high school in South Wales, Nokes, who was celebrated for her achievements in rugby, including representing Wales in the Women’s Six Nations, and also played football for Cardiff City, devised a sinister plan to exploit her position of trust. She fabricated a serious health condition, claiming to have a brain tumour, in an effort to manipulate a 13-year-old girl into forming a sexual relationship.
To make her deception more convincing, Nokes went as far as shaving her head and staging seizures, all designed to convince the impressionable young girl that she was gravely ill. The court heard that she spun a web of lies, telling the girl that she was terminally ill, that her mother had died, and that she was a victim of childhood abuse. These falsehoods were intended to garner the girl’s sympathy and trust, which Nokes exploited to her advantage.
As their relationship progressed, the pair exchanged mobile numbers, and by the time the girl was 15, they had met in person for sexual encounters. The victim later confided in police that she felt manipulated and controlled by Nokes, expressing fears that her former teacher might be targeting other vulnerable children. The court was told that Nokes’s actions had a profound and damaging impact on the girl’s mental health and well-being.
Prosecutor Catherine Richards outlined that the girl felt
During her time working at a high school in South Wales, Nokes, who was celebrated for her achievements in rugby, including representing Wales in the Women’s Six Nations, and also played football for Cardiff City, devised a sinister plan to exploit her position of trust. She fabricated a serious health condition, claiming to have a brain tumour, in an effort to manipulate a 13-year-old girl into forming a sexual relationship.
To make her deception more convincing, Nokes went as far as shaving her head and staging seizures, all designed to convince the impressionable young girl that she was gravely ill. The court heard that she spun a web of lies, telling the girl that she was terminally ill, that her mother had died, and that she was a victim of childhood abuse. These falsehoods were intended to garner the girl’s sympathy and trust, which Nokes exploited to her advantage.
As their relationship progressed, the pair exchanged mobile numbers, and by the time the girl was 15, they had met in person for sexual encounters. The victim later confided in police that she felt manipulated and controlled by Nokes, expressing fears that her former teacher might be targeting other vulnerable children. The court was told that Nokes’s actions had a profound and damaging impact on the girl’s mental health and well-being.
Prosecutor Catherine Richards outlined that the girl felt