Paedophile drag queen, 39, is found dead after disappearing on a night out with friends 

A pedophile drag queen is at the center of a police investigation after she was found dead on the street in full costume.

Jeweler Darren Moore, 39, a convicted sex offender, had been reported missing after disappearing on a night out with friends.

Moore, known as Crystal Couture, was well known on the gay scene across the UK.

She was wearing a blonde wig, full makeup, false breasts, a yellow dress with ruffled sleeves, and a matching bag the night she disappeared.

Jeweler Moore, 39, a convicted sex offender, had been reported missing after disappearing on a night out with friends.

Moore, who also performed under the name CC Quinn, was found dead in Cardiff city center early yesterday morning.

Police said they were investigating a “sudden and unexplained” death and asked anyone with information for help.

The area was cordoned off Tuesday and flowers were laid at the spot where Moore was found dead.

Members of the LGBT community in Cardiff claim on social media that he was the victim of a vicious hate crime, but police have not given a cause of death.

Moore, who also performed under the name CC Quinn, was found dead in Cardiff city center early yesterday morning.

Moore changed her name to when she married her long term partner also named Darren

As a teenager, and under his former name of Darren Sewell, he was found guilty of four counts of rape of a child 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 violating the order by working as a gymnastics and dance tutor with children in Cardiff.

He was sentenced to a three-year sex offender treatment program, a 24-month supervision order, 300 hours of unpaid work, and a six-month curfew on electronic tag.

Moore rose to national fame in 2018 when he represented British Airways at a Pride Festival in Brighton.

He was hired as a drag queen on the British Airways float that toured the coastal city.

Moore was seen wearing a cabin crew costume and standing among British Airways ambassadors waving the rainbow flag celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.

Wearing a thick black wig, heavy makeup, false eyelashes, stockings, high-heeled shoes and a blue cabin crew suit, Moore posed for publicity photos with full-time British Airways staff.

Moore, 39, a convicted sex offender, had been reported missing after disappearing on a night out with friends.

The airline was unaware that Moore, who was using the name Sewell at the time, had convictions for raping a minor child when he was 18 years old.

British Airways said Moore did not work for the airline, but was hired by a “third party entertainment agency who provided a number of people for the event”.

The official Crystal Couture website describes their act as “for audiences large and small and of all ages” and “available for weddings, christenings, birthdays and celebrations of all kinds.”

But audience members walked out on a ‘Pride Without Prejudice’ event in 2018 when he made insensitive jokes about prolific child molester Jimmy Saville.

Moore changed her name to Moore when she married her long-term partner also named Darren.

She ran a company called Blingblingbling and showcased her jewelry at RuPaul’s annual Dragcon event in London in 2020.

His close friend Stacey Selwood posted an appeal when he went missing saying: ‘Darren was last seen in Cardiff at around 5am this morning and has not been seen since.

The scene at Windsor Place has been cordoned off, South Wales Police said.

‘Your phone is off and the location to find your phone.

“The friends he went out with said he left alone and they haven’t seen him since. His partner is absolutely out of it.

“This is not like Darren at all and his family is very concerned for his safety.”

After her body was discovered, Ms Selwood said on Facebook: ‘Honestly I’m heartbroken. You were the sweetest, craziest, most beautiful soul I have ever had the pleasure to call my dear friend. You could make me smile on the darkest of days, I will miss you forever.

A police cordon has been established while investigations continue at the scene in Windsor Place.

Cardiff’s gay bar Golden Cross tweeted under the caption Rest in Fabulousness: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Darren Moore. He was the life and soul of the Party and always entertained the masses, usually accompanied by a round of drinks .

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has raised over £4,000 to give ‘Darren the biggest send-off’. The memorial fund paid tribute to his “larger-than-life character and charisma.”

South Wales Police said the 39-year-old man from Newport, Gwent, was found dead after an “incident” in Windsor Place, Cardiff, on Sunday night.

A spokesperson said: “South Wales Police continue to investigate the sudden and unexplained death of a man in the Windsor Place area of ​​Cardiff city center last night (Sunday 22nd January).

Although he has not yet been formally identified, he is believed to be a 39-year-old man from Newport.

Moore had worked with TV’s RuPaul and was well known on the gay scene across the UK.

‘An autopsy is being carried out and the next of kin are being kept informed.

Superintendent Michelle Conquer, head of operations for Cardiff and Vale BCU, said: “We understand there is shock and unrest in the local and wider community following the sudden and unexplained death of a man in Cardiff city center on Sunday.

“While an investigation is underway, our Neighborhood Watch Team will, as always, continue to provide a visible police presence downtown.

A police cordon has been established while investigations continue at the site and we thank the community for their support at this time.

“We urge anyone with concerns to reach out to one of our officers or contact us by one of the following means.”