A man sexually abused five young girls during an 11-year campaign.

William Wingate also raped three of the young victims, the youngest of whom was six, between 1986 and 1997.

The 58-year-old has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of a catalogue of sex crimes at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

The abuse was carried out at several addresses in Renfrewshire and Glasgow and in cars at a wooded area.

Wingate abused his first victim at a house in Paisley when she was nine and then also began abusing a six-year-old girl.

He went on to abuse the younger girl in a car before going on to rape her two years later when she was aged eight.

The rapist then began a four-year-campaign of rape and abuse against a third girl in Paisley beginning when she was eight in 1989.

Another eight-year-old was targeted a year later in 1990.

Wingate abused the child at addresses in Paisley and Johnstone and in a car throughout Renfrewshire and raped her when she turned 12.

The abuse of his final victim also began when she was aged eight in the south side of Glasgow.

The court heard Wingate, formerly of Bridge Street in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, had an extensive record of convictions.

Wingate denied the string of charges throughout his trial but was found guilty and told he will remain on the sex offenders register indefinitely following his conviction for the historical sex crimes.

A judge told Wingate at the High Court in Edinburgh: "It is plain that such offending has terrible, long-term consequences for your victims."

Lord Beckett said: "I do consider it necessary to impose a substantial sentence of imprisonment in order to punish you and to seek to deter you and others from abusing children."

His defence counsel Lorraine Glancy said Wingate "made it clear" he will not cooperate with the authorities in any attempts to reduce the risk the poses.

Ms Glancy said: "Standing his attitude towards his conviction, unless his attitude changes significantly, it seems unlikely he would qualify for parole at any time during this sentence."