Earlier this year, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said one detective sergeant and two detective constables at South Wales Police would face disciplinary proceedings after the force received complaints against Watkins in 2008, four years before he was arrested.
A spokesman said: 'The IPCC investigator recommended that a detective sergeant has a case to answer for gross misconduct ... (after) the officer did not take sufficient action to progress inquiries.
'The IPCC investigator was also of the view that two detective constables have a case to answer for misconduct, as they did not undertake all reasonable and practicable lines of inquiry.'
Watchdog officials added that they have also recommended a further case to answer for gross misconduct against the detective sergeant's 'lack of action' about reports that a 15-year-old girl was raped.
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