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Trevor Ward has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after torturing and abusing children for over a decade.

The former soldier from Fishponds would force his victims to drink detergent and hold heavy weights whilst standing in the crucifix position.

Over an 11-year period he abused victims aged between 4 and 13-years-old.

The horrifying abuse only came to light after one of his victims had the courage to come forward, years after being sexually abused.

The 49-year-old was jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to three rapes, indecent assault and five charges of sexual activity with a child.

He will also be on the sex offender's register for life and has been banned from working with children.

When sentencing him at Bristol Crown Court Judge Mark Horton said: ''It's quite plain that you are a cruel, dangerous and predatory pervert from whom society, and in particular children, need to be protected.

''It would be hard to describe or quantify the quite appalling damage that you have done to these children.

''You have undoubtedly stolen their childhood.''

Detective Constable Richard Barnston, of Avon and Somerset Police, said: ''In 23 years of being a detective I've never met such a vile paedophile as him.

''He asked for no mitigation on his behalf in court and I'm pleased he pleaded guilty to all the offences.

''The victims are all damaged and that can't be measured.''

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