A notorious sex offender has been given a life sentence after he was assessed as posing a high risk to the safety of the public if at liberty.
John Bermingham, 55, was convicted of subjecting three victims to abuse during their childhoods in Edinburgh after a trial earlier this year.
He was previously jailed for 12 years in 2002 for carrying out sex attacks on a teenager and an 11-year-old girl, who were strangers to him, in the space of an hour in the city.
He tried to rape the 18-year-old and raped the younger girl.Bermingham was subsequently jailed twice for breaching court imposed orders aimed at curbing his sexual offending following his release.
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