Ian Watkins is the former frontman of the Welsh rock group, Lostprophets In December, Watkins was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple child sex offenses including one count of attempting to rape a baby.

It was also reported that Watkins showed no empathy or remorse for his detestable actions, and UK Detective Peter Doyle described Watkins as the most dangerous sex offender hed ever encountered. Doyle also predicted that further allegations will continue to emerge while the singer is incarcerated.

Tupac wasnt always the nicest guy, having a history of assault before being accused of rape in 1993. Shakur maintained his innocence in the case and noted hed been with the same woman, consensually, days before.

However, she alleged he and his entourage then raped her in a hotel room, a charge which he was not found guilty of, along with several others. He was, however found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced to one and a half to four and a half years in prison.

The sex scandals that plagued the increasingly erratic singer dated to the early 1990s, when he was first linked to the repeated abuse of a 13-year-old boy at his lavish Neverland Ranch.Jackson, eventually accused of molesting three boys, was never convicted of any crimes.

But multimillion-dollar settlements with two victims, along with his bizarre persona, convinced many something odd was happening at his California homekiddie theme park - and it crippled his career.Jackson made no secret of his preference for the company of kids over adults, insisting it was all innocent as he welcomed "many children" into his bed.

If you ever watched the MTVs Americas Best Dance Crew, then youll recognize Shane Sparks as one of the shows judges. The emmy-winning choreographer was arrested in 2009 on charges related to lewd acts upon a child.

In 2011, Sparks pled no contest to one felony count of unlawful sex with a minor under 16, and he was sentenced to 270 days in jail and five years probation. In addition, Sparks was also slapped with a mandatory 52-session sex offender counseling program.

Ruben Patterson is a former NBA star who played for several professional teams including the Los Angeles Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Denver Nuggets. Unfortunately, his basketball skills are overshadowed by a long list of off-court incidents. In 2000, Patterson was accused of attempting to rape his childrens nanny. He pled guilty to the charge, and he was sentenced to 15 days behind bars and two years probation.

He was also required to register as a sex offender, but that wasnt the end of his legal troubles. In 2001, he was convicted of misdemeanor assault after he attacked a man outside an Ohio nightclub. Patterson was then arrested again in 2002 for felony domestic abuse, and once more in 2010 for drunk driving. A celebrity sex offender and a felon

In 2003, Kobe Bryant was charged with sexual assault after an encounter with a 19-year-old woman who worked at Colorado hotel

Bryant couldve received a 30-year prison sentence, but the charges were dropped after his accuser refused to comply with the D.A.

In 2011, former New York Giants linebacker, Lawrence Taylor, was declared a level 1 sex offender. Offenders in this category are considered low-risk, and they are not required to have their photos posted on the online sex offender registry.

Taylor was originally deemed a level 2 offender after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing an underage prostitute, but his defense attorneys were successful in getting his punishment reduced. This athlete sex offender was also sentenced to six years probation.

In 2002, rapper Mystikal real name Michael Tyler was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and extortion. Allegedly, he and two of his bodyguards made his former hairdresser perform oral sex on them, telling her that if she didnt comply, theyd turn her into police for cashing unauthorized checks from Mystikals bank account.

The charges were reduced, and the rapper pled guilty to sexual battery but police later revealed that theyd discovered a videotape of the alleged assault. This led to a lengthy back-and-forth dispute between the prosecution and the defense over the charges. Eventually, the rapper was sentenced to six years in prison and was required to register as a sex offender in the state of Louisiana.

In 2010 another woman accused Roethlisberger of rape in a night club bathroom. Details were sketchy however, and a medical exam afterwards did not turn up DNA or enough evidence that a sexual assault had happened. Eventually the victim herself chose to not pursue the case saying a trial would be too invasive but stressing she was not recanting the accusation. No charges were pressed against Roethlisberger though he did lose sponsorships and receive some NFL sanctions.

Back in 1978, famed director, Roman Polanski, was charged with unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor after he allegedly drugged a teenage girl and had sex with her following a photo shoot in actor Jack Nicholsons home. Polanski served 42 days behind bars for his crime, but after his release he got word that a California judge was planning to send him back to the slammer. Instead of accepting his fate, this convicted celebrity sex offender fled to France.

His French citizenship protects him from being extradited back to the U.S, but a bench warrant was issued for his arrest many years ago. So if Polanski ever did choose to return on his own accord, hed be in big trouble.

In 2011, former Penn State football coach, Jerry Sandusky, was indicted on 40 counts of sex crimes against children, all of whom were young boys. The indictment came after a three-year child molestation investigation that began in 2008. The worst part was that Sandusky targeted and groomed victims whom he met through The Second Mile, a youth charity organization that HE founded in 1977.

The charges against Sandusky included involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of a child, indecent assault, and many more. By the time he went to trial, the charges had increased and the jury found him guilty on 45 of 48 counts. In October of 2012, Sandusky was sentenced to 60 years behind bars with eligibility for parole after 30 years. However, being that he is already in his late 60s, its highly likely that the former coach will die in prison.

Jeffrey Epstein is famous for funding scientific research, most of which is geared toward new discoveries in medicine and medical treatment. Some of the researchers he has supported have even gone on to win the Nobel Prize. So, judging from his resume and philanthropic work, Epstein kind of looks like a saint, right? Well, that may have been the case if it werent for his sex offender status.

In 2008, Epstein began serving an 18-month prison sentence after he was convicted of soliciting an underage prostitute. He remained behind bars for 13 months and is now a registered sex offender his home state of Florida.

most probably recognize Jeffrey Jones from his role as the school principal in the cult classic Ferris Buellers Day Off. Jones originally registered as a sex offender in 2003 after he pled no contest to hiring a teenage boy to pose for explicit photos.

Jones was busted again when he failed to update his sex offender registry information. All registered sex offenders are legally required to update their information periodically, and failing to do so can lead to additional charges. In Jones case, his negligence resulted in a felony charge, for which he received 250 hours of community service.

In 2010, Fernando Flores, one-time bodyguard for Britney Spears, sued his former employer for sexual harassment. Flores claimed in his suit that Spars repeatedly flashed him by doing things like intentionally dropping a cigarette lighter in front of him and then bending over to pick it up, exposing her genitals to him.

Ex-cop Flores also claimed she would routinely walk around naked in front of him until the situation became unbearable and he had to quit. How did Spears respond? She settled out of court.

John Travolta had a rather impressive run of sexual harassment and assault claims filed against him over the last few years. In early 2012 Travolta was sued by not one but two massage therapists who allege Travolta tried to coerce them into sexual situations, grabbed their genitals and left condoms laying around in a manner that suggested perhaps he was looking for more than a massage. That number rose to 7 by mid-May.

Other claims, like that of Fabian Zanzi, who accused Travolta of assaulting him on a cruise, were dropped after a judge denied private arbitration which would have meant a public trial. Suddenly Zanzi decided to drop the case entirely and agree to never refile, and also recant his accusations

One time goth poster boy and later glam rock poster androgyny-boy?, Manson found himself on the receiving end of a complaint after a show in 2001 when he decided to put one of the stage security guards in a headlock. With his legs. While wearing a thong.

The guard was not amused by having his head humped by Marilyn Manson as part of a performance and sued for sexual assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Originally charged with criminal sexual misconduct, a judge tossed that charge out and eventually both sides came to a settlement.

incident that took place back in 1991. Tyson, then 25, was accused of rape by 18-year-old Desiree Washington. He admitted to having sex with her, but he claimed that it was consensual.

The jury did not agree, and Tyson was convicted of the rape charge and sentenced to six years in prison and an additional four years probation. After three years behind bars, Tyson was released and registered as a sex offender in his home state of Nevada. He is also required to register as a sex offender in any state that he travels to prior to his arrival. Other states he is registered in include Hawaii, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

One of the original Hollywood weirdos, Pee Wee Hermans so-called sex crime was one of those most widely reported in the media and oddly one of the least offensive, at least in terms of seriousness. Basically he masturbated in a dirty movie theater.

In 2002 his home was searched on a warrant stemming from the case against Jeffrey Jones, alleging he possessed child pornography. It took two years for the charges to be officially dropped after it was determined that Reubens possessed a sizeable collection of vintage erotica and Rob Lowes sex tape, but nothing that depicted children in sexual situations as had been originally claimed.

R. Kelly never had to register as a sex offender, but we still had to include his highly publicized celebrity sex scandal on our list. Unless you were living under a rock in 2003, surely you can recall the incident: Kelly made headlines after he was arrested and indicted on 21 counts of child pornography, which were later reduced to 14 counts.

Had he been convicted, he would have faced 15 years in prison, a 100,000 fine, and mandatory sex offender registration in the state of Illinois. A Chicago jury found Kelly not guilty on all counts, but the singer will always be known for this infamous celebrity sex offender scandal.

Vincent Margera, also known as Don Vito, was one of the stars of MTVs hit reality show, Viva La Bam. In 2007, Margera was convicted of two counts of sexual assault on a child after he allegedly groped two girls age 12 and 14.

Margera was sentenced to 10 years probation. He was also required to register as a sex offender for a minimum of 10 years, but he could be required to register for life.