A councillor said staff working nearby 'had strange men knocking on their car door windows'
Doggers meeting for sex in a secluded layby have been approaching care workers at a children’s home as they arrive or leave work, according to a local councillor.
Independent councillor Paul Baccara said in a community newsletter to residents that staff at the Graig House children’s home near Talbot Green have been approached by “strange men” as a nearby layby is reportedly a popular dogging site.
Coun Baccara, who represents the Talbot Green ward on Rhondda Cynon Taf council , said the proximity of the site to a children’s home was a risk and funds had been allocated to make the site less appealing.
Coun Baccara wrote: “We have a very embarrassing problem that must be addressed quickly.
“If you travel from Tonyrefail down the A4119, opposite the Royal Glamorgan Hospital on the left, there is a long layby, mainly hidden from the main road by trees and bushes.
'Cannot allow this'
“At this location we have problems with fly-tipping, ‘dogging’, and ‘trolling.’
“Dogging is a practice of some heterosexual couples who meet up with strangers, other couples or single men, in their cars and seem to enjoy being watched!
“Trolling is similar where certain gay and bisexual single men meet each other for casual liaisons in vehicles or in the shrubbery.
“This location is even advertised on the internet for such meetings!
“Normally I would turn a blind eye to these practices by adults who are not actually hurting anyone else but we have an added problem.
“In this layby is also the entrance and exit up the mountain to Graig House.
“This is a facility used by RCT social services for children in care.
“Members of staff have already had strange men knocking on their car door windows as they arrive or leave work.
“I have already worked with the Terrence Higgins Trust and the police who handed out leaflets about what is going on there.
“Numbers dropped for a short period but they have returned to the same, if not larger, level.
“We can not allow this to continue whilst there is even the slightest risk to children in our care.
CCTV to be installed
“Funds have been found and the trees and bushes have been cut back so that the layby is not so isolated from the A4119 and it’s not so easy to hide.
“CCTV cameras will now be installed with signage warning people that the area is monitored 24/7.
“It is not our intention to snoop on people but we must deter them from these anti-social practices so close to a children’s care facility.”
A spokeswoman for Rhondda Cynon Taf council said: “Rhondda Cynon Taf council and its partners are aware of this issue and are introducing a number of measures to protect the public and, especially, the social workers and their clients who access facilities from this location.
“This includes removing foliage and trees to reduce the isolation of the location, patrols, and the imminent installation of CCTV.”
Talbot Green local neighbourhood policing team sergeant Darryl Phillips said: “We continue to work closely with Rhondda Cynon Taf council and as a result they have now cut back the hedges and shrubbery in the area, which we hope will help alleviate the problem.
“While we have not received any recent reports of such activity in the area I would like to reassure the community that we take the issue seriously and local officers carry out regular patrols to discourage any anti-social or illegal activities.
“We would encourage anyone with information to call South Wales Police 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.”
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/doggers-meeting-sex-secluded-layby-12129338
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