A man who ran a teeth-whitening salon has been sentenced to 26 years in jail for a spate of rapes and sexual assaults spanning more than a decade.

Ricky Stubberfield, 31, was convicted of 23 offences against seven women between 2013 and 2024.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said some of the assaults occurred at the Essex Smiles salon in Plymouth , Devon, during the 2022-2024 period he was the co-owner and manager.

The CPS said a number of the women were contacted by Stubberfield on Instagram and offered free treatment in exchange for promoting his business.

When they attended their appointments, Stubberfield made sexual advances before assaulting them.

Other offences were carried out by Stubberfield at a variety of locations around Plymouth.

The sex predator, of Plympton, was

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