He was sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court yesterday.

In total he was found guilty of 11 counts of rape, six counts of indecent assault, two counts of indecency with a child and one count of another serious sexual assault. He had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The jury returned a unanimous verdict on 12 of the counts and a majority verdict on the remaining eight.

Judge Robin Onions, sentencing, said: “No sentence I pass can compensate for what your victims have gone through. You stole their childhood for your own sexual predatory.”

Detective Constable Steve Parton, said: “I’m very happy with the verdict and pleased justice has finally been served.”

Shropshire star