A sex attacker who raped eight different women over 13 years is behind bars.

Graeme Brown's victims included former lovers and casual partners, the High Court in Glasgow heard during his trial.

After a week of deliberating, the jury today returned guilty verdicts for 12 rapes and three indecent assaults involving nine victims.

Brown, 32, carried out his attacks in towns across Renfrewshire between February 2003 and July 2016.

One female recalled being held captive in Brown's home over three days and being raped during that time.

Another told the trial she was threatened with what she thought to be a gun, which was later revealed to be a cigarette lighter.

Judge Tom Hughes told Brown: "As you are well aware, the jury have taken some considerable time to go through all of the evidence in this case and they have returned a very discerning decision against you in relation to these matters."

He noted some of the witnesses were in court and said "I think it's appropriate to pay tribute to the fact in very difficult circumstances they have come to court and they have given their evidence in a very dignified way."

Brown will return to court in November for sentencing.

The judge said he should expect to be in custody for "some considerable period of time".

Detective inspector Louise Harvie, of Police Scotland's Rape Investigation Unit, branded Bown "despicable" and praised the courage of his's victims in coming forward.

She said: "Despite the terrifying ordeal that he subjected them to, they have had the courage to speak out about what happened to them and their information has been crucial to this investigation.

"I would like to thank them for their bravery in what must have been a daunting task to report him to police and then to have the courage to provide their evidence in court."