A Blackpool man who sexually assaulted two vulnerable young women has been jailed.<br /><br />Gareth Walton was found guilty by a jury of 19 sexual offences after a trial at Preston Crown Court in July.<br /><br />The 44-year-old was arrested in January after the offences were reported to the police.<br /><br />The judge jailed Walton, of no fixed address, for 28 years when he appeared for sentence last Friday.<br /><br />He must serve two-thirds of that sentence before he can apply for parole.<br /><br />Walton was also ordered to sign the sex offenders’ registration for life and made subject of a sexual harm prevention order.
