A 38-year-old Halesowen man who carried out a string of sickening sex attacks on a schoolgirl has been jailed for 14 years.

Judge Nicholas Webb told William Lee the damage he had done to his young victim was impossible to calculate and said reports indicated he posed a risk to young children.

Sentencing Lee at Wolverhampton Crown Court this morning, the judge told him: "You imposed your will on this girl and you selfishly exploited her for your own gratification."

Lee, of Crimmond Road, had been found guilty by a jury on majority verdicts at the end of his trial on five charges of rape.

He was further convicted on two charges of sexual assault, sexual activity with a child, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual activity in the presence of a child.

The Judge further ordered Lee to register as a Sex Offender for life and he barred him from ever working with children.

He said it was clear Lee still refused to accept responsibility for his actions but added: "I think you can be managed by a long determinate sentence and the ancillary orders."

Samantha Powis, defending, said Lee was a man of previous good character and she presented 23 references on his behalf to the court.

The Judge told Lee he had committed a number of "grave" offences but added that the references showed there was a different side to his character.