A Spalding man has been jailed for 19 years for a string of sex offences against young girls, including several counts of rape.
Mark Cutts (46), of Carrington Road, was found guilty of 16 offences after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
Speaking after the case, a senior police officer praised the young victims who gave evidence at his trial.
Det Chief Insp Louise Jordan said: “He did not plead guilty so he made the victims go through a trial and they have shown immense bravery in coming forward and then seeing the case through.”
The offences were committed in Nottingham.
The judge added an extended licence of eight years to begin when Cutts finishes his 19 year sentence. He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for life.