A LEISURE centre attendant has today been convicted of detaining a woman in a car against her will and raping her.

Sean Patrick, 30, who sobbed in the dock and shook his head as the verdicts were given, was also found guilty of sexually abusing another seven women.

The offences were committed at various addresses in Johnstone and Paisley between June 2013 and August 2018.

Patrick, from Paisley, abducted one victim against her will and then raped her in a car in the town's Candren Road on an occasion between May 15 and 31, 2016.

He then sent her sexually-explicit comments between July and August that year, with the intention of obtaining sexual gratification or humiliating and distressing her.

The court heard that Patrick, who worked at a leisure centre in Renfrewshire, also sent photographs of a penis to some of his victims, as well as sexually abusing them.

On one occasion, he placed the nozzle from a vacuum cleaner against a victim's buttocks.

With another victim, he touched her breasts and pulled at her underwear.

Patrick was also found guilty of detaining a woman against her will at an address in Johnstone in June 2013 and touching her breasts and grabbing her buttocks.

Prosecutor John Keenan told the court that Patrick has two previous convictions for road traffic offences.

Patrick, who was represented by defence QC Thomas Ross, denied all the charges against him.

He was cleared by the jury of sexually assaulting one woman by striking her between the legs with shaving foam and pressing himself against another woman.

Judge Lord Harrower told Patrick: “You have been convicted of very serious charges, in relation to which you can expect to receive a custodial sentence.”

Patrick was placed on the Sex Offenders Register and remanded in custody.

He will be sentenced in January.