ANGRY parents and residents were met by police in Pembroke Dock this afternoon, as they protested following a dramatic incident in Monkton last night (Tuesday).
Holding banners reading 'protect our children' and 'we stand together with Monkton', furious families made their way to the town's customer service centre to make their voices heard.
Planned through social media, the protest followed tense events on Tuesday night, during which a 100-strong mob surrounded a house they believed to contain a convicted child sex offender.
One of the main organisers of Wednesday afternoon's protest, Charlie Price told a crowd of well over 100 people gathered at the Argyle Street council offices: "Never mind if we're part of the [Castle] Quarry, we're part of Monkton; we'll stand with the people of Monkton, we are Monkton."
"We'll be back here in the morning; last night there must have been 250 people there (Monkton) and not one person was arrested; it's not our fault it took the police seven hours to get them out. We just want to know what's going on and want answers for our children."
The crowd is believed to have come together on Tuesday following a post on social media, in which it was claimed the woman had been housed in Gwilliam Court.
Officer eventually escorted the occupants out of the house in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Western Telegraph has since learned the woman was not a tenant at the property.
This morning (Wednesday) - the scene was a lot calmer but two police officers remained outside the property, which now has some windows boarded up.
There is already talk of a further demonstration, outside County Hall in Haverfordwest at noon on Friday.
Locals believe their village is being used as a 'dumping ground' for dangerous criminals.
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Resident Stuart Ferrier was among those at the scene on Tuesday night.
"I got told about it [the alleged sex offender living at the address] a week ago," he said.
“You don’t know anything about anybody until it all comes out; I was just disgusted about the things she had done; she’s been advertising looking for babysitter work.”
He said part of the frustration and was down to fears Monkton could be being used as a ‘dumping ground’.
“That’s what the crowd was angry about; because Monkton has had that bad name for years; it’s not like that anymore.”
A resident, who was very vocal during the protest, but wished to remain anonymous, said: “I will say I'm glad she's gone.
"My three young girls walked past her flat every day for eight months not knowing what or who she was.
“The council and police admitted last night they know she was here living, which is so wrong knowing there are hundreds of young children living around her.
"It turns my stomach to think someone like that who is known to the authorities is put in our community.”
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