Preston rapist Harley Lishman is starting an extended jail term after attacking two vulnerable children

Harley Lishman, 20 of no fixed abode, was ruled to be a dangerous offender by Judge Philip Parry, who said he posed a risk to other girls.

The sentence means he could apply for parole after serving two thirds but would only be released if the Parole Board deem he is not a risk, and he will be on the Sex Offender's Register for life.

Lishman befriended both youngsters on social media, before becoming "manipulative" and eventually raping them.

Preston's Sessions House Court was told he had attacked the girls in his Vauxhall Corsa.

Prosecuting, Huw Edwards said Lishman's first victim, was groomed while at high school, with him telling her: "Oh it's a bit young, but I can do it because you're quite pretty."

Lishman, who eventually lured her to a Starbucks store in Preston, had tried to pressure her into having sex.

During his behaviour towards her, he made remark she was his "little girl", told her to "stop being a wimp", and demanded sexual pictures of her in her school uniform.

He became aggressive and went on to tell her he would "kill her and rape her dead body".

The court heard after she reported the attack, he contacted her threatening to kill himself and begged her not to press charges.

In a victim statement she revealed how the trauma had led to her seeking therapy, struggling with her self worth and did not want to let new people in her life due to "fear of them hurting" her.