Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been sentenced to 35 years in jail for 13 sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.
Watkins shook uncontrollably as he was handed down the sentence at Cardiff Crown Court, and it was greeted by shouts of "yes" from the public gallery.
Two female co-defendants, aged 21 and 25, were also sentenced for various sex offences, with 'Mother A' given 14 years in jail and 'Mother B' given 17 years. They cannot be named for legal reasons.
Justice Royce QC told Watkins and the two co-defendants, "what you three did plumbs new depths of depravity".
He said the singer had a "dark and sinister side" and the gravity of his offences "breaks new ground".
"You had many fawning fans. That gave you power. You knew you could use that power to induce young female fans to have help satisfy your insatiable lust and take part in the sexual abuse of their own children," he said.
Watkins with his former bandmates "Away from the highlights of your public performances lay a dark and sinister side."
Earlier, he said Watkins had a "high risk of causing emotional and sexual harm to children and to women".
Detective Chief Inspector Peter Doyle, who is heading up a hunt for potential further victims, described Watkins as a "committed, organised paedophile".
"My view of him as an individual is that he has shown no empathy, no sympathy or any remorse for what he has done.
"It's as if he just doesn't care. He has shown no remorse at any time. In my view, that potentially makes him the most dangerous sex offender I have ever seen."
Mr Doyle said Watkins committed the worst kind of offending and specifically targeted babies.
"Offending against children does not get any worse. We are not talking about children of any age here, we are talking about babies. I don't know what he is not capable of."
He added: "I think that it is likely that there will be further matters put to him, and others, in due course."
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