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A paedophile drag queen is at centre of a police investigation after he was found dead in the street in full stage costume.
Jeweller Darren Moore, 39, a convicted sex offender, had been reported missing after disappearing on a night out with friends.
Darren, known as Crystal Couture, was well known on the gay scene across the UK.
He was wearing a blonde wig, full make-up, false breasts, a yellow dress with frilly sleeves and matching handbag on the night he went missing.
Darren, who also performed under the name CC Quinn, was found dead in Cardiff city centre in the early hours yesterday
Jeweller Darren Moore, 39, a convicted sex offender, had been reported missing after disappearing on a night out with friends
Darren, who also performed under the name CC Quinn, was found dead in Cardiff city centre in the early hours yesterday.
Police said they were investigating a 'sudden and unexplained' death and asked for help from anyone with information.
The area was cordoned off on Tuesday and flowers were laid at the spot where Darren was found dead.
Members of the LGBT community in Cardiff are claiming on social media that he was the victim of a vicious hate crime but police have not given a cause of death.
Darren, who also performed under the name CC Quinn, was found dead in Cardiff city centre in the early hours yesterday.
Darren changed his name to Moore when he married his long term partner also called Darren
As a teenager, and under his previous name of Darren Sewell, he was convicted of four counts of rape on a boy under the age of 16 in Barry, South Wales, and sent to a Young Offenders’ Institution for three years.
He was banned from having contact with children but in 2011 he was convicted of breaching the order by working as a gymnastics and dance tutor with children in Cardiff.
He was sentenced to a three-year sex offender's treatment programme, a 24-month supervision order, 300 hours unpaid work and a six-month curfew on electronic tag.
Crystal Couture's official website describes his act as 'for audiences large and small and of all ages' and 'available for wedding, christening, birthdays, and celebrations if (sic) all types'.
Jeweller Darren Moore, 39, a convicted sex offender, had been reported missing after disappearing on a night out with friends.
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