A BRIDGWATER man was today jailed for 20 years for sexual offences involving teenage girls.

Jet Nicholas Sheridon, 53, of Thompson Close, was convicted of six counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault, and wilfully ill-treating a young person under the age of 16.

He was sentenced this afternoon at Taunton Crown Court. He was found guilty of the charges last month following a seven-day trial.

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