Former BBC presenter jailed over ‘prolific’ sex abuse of boys and men

Benjamin Thomas was jailed for more than 10 years. Picture: North Wales Police/PA

A former BBC presenter and pastor has been jailed for 10 years and four months after he confessed to his “dark secret” as a prolific sex abuser.

Benjamin Thomas, who worked on Wales Today and Welsh language children’s programme Ffeil, was sentenced at Mold Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to 40 sexual offences committed over a period of almost 30 years.