Former X Factor contestant Phillip Blackwell has been jailed for raping women over a 22-year period.
Blackwell, 56, filmed the horrific attacks and covered some of his victims’ eyes with tape.
A court heard how Blackwell followed young women walking home at night alone.
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Blackwell, who admitted 31 sex offences, targeted women in Birmingham, Coventry and Nuneaton.
He pleaded guilty to offences including rape, attempted rape, assault by penetration, false imprisonment, voyeurism and indecent assault.
His Honour Judge Cook described Blackwell as a devious man who “ruined and blighted lives” in his wake.
Meanwhile, prosecutor Adrian Langdale QC said Blackwell “plied victims with alcohol in order to get compliance”.
Warwick Crown Court also heard that some of the victims were unconscious.
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