A rapist who abused a young girl and a drunk teenager has been jailed for 21 years.

David Davies, from Ashford, was told by a judge that the impact of his depravity on his victims was "immeasurable and long-lasting".

The 46-year-old was convicted of five offences of rape, two of sexual assault, two of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and one of assault by penetration following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court in September.

At his sentencing hearing on Friday, it was said that having denied the allegations, forcing his victims to give evidence, he now accepted his guilt.

But Judge Simon Taylor KC dismissed his last-minute expression of remorse as "hollow and self-serving".

The court heard the one-time security guard callously ignored pleas from his rape victim to stop, only doing so on one occasion when he was interrupted by a phone call.

He also threatened her not to tell anyone, leaving her "terrified" to reveal the ordeal she had suffered.

His second victim was drunk when she felt her trousers being pulled down by Davies and his hand touching her inner thigh.

In mitigation, lawyer Philip Hill said Davies, of Wellesley Road, was "very sorry for all the hurt he had caused".

It was this which prompted Judge Taylor to question whether the paedophile was now admitting to the abuse, having continued to deny it even after conviction.

Mr Hill then spoke to Davies, who has no previous convictions, at the back of the court before confirming his acceptance of guilt in respect of both victims.

"He said to me in the cells he is very sorry. He was very clear he would go on any course available to deal with his offending behaviour," said the barrister.

"He does want to rehabilitate himself."

But in rebutting the assertion and concluding Davies posed a high risk of reoffending and causing serious harm, Judge Taylor told him: "The impact of your offending continues to this day and will continue for a very long time.

"You plainly present a significant risk to the public. This was prolonged and sustained offending - two victims abused on separation occasions and separated by years.

"Your abusive nature is an enduring feature of your character. It is not a one-off. There is no remorse or insight.

"Today in court you have admitted your offending through your barrister. What do I take from that? Not very much.

"In my judgment, that is a self-serving exercise designed to help you, designed to impress me. It doesn't.

"You could have admitted your offending much earlier in the (legal) proceedings and saved your victims the ordeal of coming to court to give evidence.

"You could have said they told the truth but you didn't do so. You say you are remorseful. I find that entirely self-serving and hollow."

Having been deemed a dangerous offender, Davies was handed a 24-year extended sentence for public protection.

This consists of 21 years' imprisonment, of which he will have to serve at least two-thirds before he can apply for parole.

However, he will only be released once it is considered safe to do so and then an extra three years will be added to any licence period.

At the end of the hearing, Judge Taylor praised the bravery of the victims in reporting the abuse and giving evidence to the jury.