A rapist carried out an "appalling" catalogue of sexual abuse against children over three decades.

Kenneth Copland's crimes had a "profound effect" on his victims, the High Court in Glasgow heard on Thursday.

The 67-year-old had previously been convicted of rape and nine charges of lewd and libidinous behaviour.

He was jailed for ten years for abusing nine girls and boys during a 29-year period between the 1960s and early 1990s.

The abuse occurred at various different addresses in Aberdeen, with one victim recalling how she was attacked "too many times".

Lord Beckett told Copland he was guilty of "an appalling course of criminal conduct".

The judge added: "You sexually abused children - for the most part, you were in a position of trust.

"Two were exceptionally vulnerable children. What you did has had profound and lasting effects.

"The gravity of the crimes means they have to be marked by a substantial custodial sentence."