"There seems to be an unusual attraction," says Ian Stephens, a forensic psychologist. I don't think we find men writing to women in prison who have been involved with this sort of crime." It's called hybristophilia, and typically sees women fall in love with serial killers, murderers or violent men. The former Lost Prophets singer, Ian Watkins, has hundreds of devotees even though he was jailed for child abuse for 35 years. There are Facebook pages called 'Ian Watkins is our crush' and 'Ian Watkins is a sex god'.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 07, 2016 18:01 UTC