Daniel John Howarth, 36, from Rhyl, was given a 12-year prison term for attacking three girls.

Howarth was found guilty of one charge of rape and four of sexual assault against a girl in the 1990s and 2000s by a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court last week.

He had admitted sexually assaulting a girl in the 2000s and 2010s, and another girl last year.

The victims said the effects of the assaults had been significant.

In a Victim Personal Statement, which was summarised in court, one said she had been “very scared”.

Another said she was terrified that someone would find out about what had happened to her.

Judge Huw Rees said he had considered the risk posed by Howarth of further offending.

He said: “You abused three girls over a length of time and your behaviour speaks for itself. You pose a significant risk of harm by committing further offences.”

Howarth was jailed for six years on the charges relating to the first girl, and a total of six years for the offences against the second and third girl. All sentences will be served consecutively.

Simon Killeen, for Howarth, said the sentencing of his client was not an easy exercise and conceded the court would be concerned by his behaviour.

Howarth was told he will only be considered for release by the Parole Board when he has served two thirds of his sentence. When he is released, he will spend an additional six years on licence.

He was made the subject of a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order and must register his details with police for the same period.

Dr Ian Connor, 53, had set up a fake Twitter account and used Bangor University’s wi-fi to carry out his crimes.

Connor, from Upper Clwyd Street in Ruthin, admitted distributing three indecent images of the worst kind of abuse, and making 41 others which were in the lower seriousness categories.

Judge Huw Rees, sitting at Caernarfon crown court, heard Connor had worked in education for years, but was involved in online chat of an “extreme” nature in which he said he wanted to go “kiddie hunting”.

Judge Rees told Connor: “You should be entirely ashamed of your actions as I think you are. Showing any interest in such images creates a demand for further abuse of children.”

Judge Rees said Connor had been made redundant, not linked to his arrest, but had a new job.

He wasn’t allowed to work in education and his marriage had suffered as a result of his arrest.

“Imprisonment is a real option here. It would be a relatively short sentence,” the judge said.

But instead he made a community order to tackle Connor’s “perverted lust” for viewing child abuse images.

Connor’s barrister said internet perverts would engage in “banter” with no real intention to carry out an act.

Nicholas Allsup agreed he had been convicted of the offence committed in 2005 when he was living in the Toulon area and told a judge at Caernarfon Magistrates Court he had served a three year prison sentence.

But the 71-year-old, of Tan yr Eglwys Road, Rhuddlan, told the court he maintained his innocence and protested it was unfair the offence was “following him around the world”.

Allsup said he was living in France and always wore a kilt and this had attracted the girl’s parents to him and he had agreed to provide English lessons. Later he said allegations were made against him.

“It’s something I didn’t do and I believe I fell into an ambush,” he told the court.

Gareth Preston, prosecuting, said he was making an application for a notification order against Allsup.

He said the application was made on the grounds that Allsup had been convicted of a relevant offence namely an indecent assault and engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child in France.

Deputy District Judge Gerallt Jones said he was unable to go behind the decision of the French court.

He ordered Allsup be made subject of the notification requirement and told Allsup to contact the police officers in court to make the necessary arrangements.

His details will remain on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.