Kevin Johns: The popular entertainer whose life and career were destroyed by child abuse claims
The broadcaster and charity advocate is set to embark on the challenge of rebuilding his life after being cleared of allegations of indecent assault
Kevin Johns has been acquitted of allegations of indecent assault but, as he said in a statement following the not guilty verdicts, the glittering career he had enjoyed is all but lost (Image: Phil Davies)
He has spent decades as one of Swansea s most well-known faces – a man as synonymous with the city as he was with entertainment and charity.
But for Kevin Johns a life and reputation that had been built up over years of graft and dedication was shattered on the day he was arrested.
By Court Reporter A radio presenter was cleared of sexually abusing a boy 40 years ago. Kevin Johns, 60, of Loughor Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, had denied indecently assaulting the boy who was 14 at the time of the allegations. He disputed a prosecution claim that he “selfishly and arrogantly” grasped the opportunity for sexual gratification as a 20-year-old, rather than as the older Kevin Johns who was part of the Swansea “glitterati.” Caernarfon crown court heard he had hosted a breakfast show on Swansea Sound for 25 years, charity events in the city and at Swansea City FC, and appeared in pantomime. Awarded an MBE, he was panto dame in Peter Pan at his local Grand Theatre and had also worked for the BBC.
A radio presenter has been cleared of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy 40 years ago - when he was aged 20.
Kevin Johns, 60, maintained his innocence and called the allegations nonsense after he was accused of grooming the child in Swansea in the 1980s.
He denied selfishly and arrogantly grasping an opportunity for sexual gratification with the teenager.
When his barrister Matthew Roberts asked whether he was guilty, he told a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court: Not at all, no.
Mr Johns, who has worked for the BBC, hosted a breakfast show on Swansea Sound for 25 years. He organised charity events in the city and at Swansea City FC, and appeared as panto dame in Peter Pan at his local Grand Theatre.