A Dingwall man who groomed and had sex with schoolgirls at a house in the town has been jailed for seven years.

The High Court in Paisley heard Jon MacIntosh, 39, had unlawful sex with the girls, aged 13 and 14.

MacIntosh, who used to run a disco business, had previously been convicted at the High Court in Perth.

The jury found him guilty of having unlawful intercourse with a 14-year-old on three occasions, and with a 13-year-old, in May and June 2006.

The charge had been reduced from rape.

Judge Lord McEwan told MacIntosh that he had been involved in the grooming of his victims, who saw him as a glamorous figure because of his music business reputation.

Prior to being sentenced, the judge was told that MacIntosh was still in denial, despite the outcome.

After he was convicted in June, a father of one of his victims said: "He's crafty and he's a predator. He got into their heads. I hope that no other family has to go through what we've gone through because of this man."

Lord McEwan had deferred sentence for background reports and placed MacIntosh's name on the sex offenders register.

On Wednesday, the judge told the 39-year-old he had taken advantage of the girls' vulnerability and inexperience.

He had done so, said Lord McEwan, by means of "flattery and an available house" which had caused them to seek his company in the knowledge that he was someone who worked in the music business.

That, he added, was conduct known these days as "the grooming of children for sex".

MacIntosh, it was stated, had shown no remorse for his actions.

He has been held in custody since December 2006 and his sentence was backdated until then.