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Phillip Blackwell had taped some of his victims' eyes and used a camcorder to film himself attacking young women after launching his first assault in 1997.

A former X-Factor contestant has been jailed for life following a 22-year sex attack campaign.Serial rapist Phillip Blackwell launched sex attacks on nine women over the two-decade period.The sentencing judge on Monday described Blackwell, an ex supply teacher, as "monstrous" as well as "pure evil" – adding: "Murderers aside, I can think of no more dangerous an individual that I have crossed in my 35 years in criminal law".Warwick Crown Court heard how the 56-year-old launched his first attack in 1997 and would tape some of his victims' eyes and used a camcorder to film himself attacking young women.Following on from his attacks in the late 1990s in the Midlands, the defendant then carried out a string of sexual offences on another four

X Factor contestant Phillip Blackwell risked being ‘identified as a rapist’ when he joined the ITV talent show’s nationwide tour 12 years ago. Blackwell, 56, appeared on The X Factor back in 2008 and went on to join the show’s tour alongside the likes of series winner Alexandra Burke and boyband JLS.The former supply teacher was jailed for life on Monday, after pleading guilty to raping multiple women over three decades.

A "pure evil” serial predator known for his oddball appearance on reality TV show X Factor has been jailed for life for raping and sexually assaulting multiple women.

Former X Factor contestant Phillip Blackwell desired fame so much that he risked being identified as a rapist, a court heard today.

An X Factor contestant has admitted to a courtroom that he committed sexual offences against nine women over a 22-year period.Phillip Blackwell, who gained fame for his odd rendition of Spandau Ballet’s Gold on the ITV talent show, is now facing jail after confessing to the horrific crimes.

An X Factor contestant is facing jail after admitting to committing a string of rapes over a period of three decades.

X Factor contestant has pleaded guilty to raping multiple women over three decades.Phillip Blackwell, 55, was told to expect a lengthy jail term as he was branded a ‘dangerous and manipulative sexual predator’ at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday, 18 June. The court heard that Blackwell, who auditioned for The X Factor in 2008, committed 31 sexual offences against nine victims over 22 years ‘while maintaining a veneer of respectability’ in his community. The offences took place in Nuneaton, Warks., and Birmingham in the late 1990s and in Cornwall between 2005 and 2019 – before and after his time on the show.Blackwell, of Launceston, Cornwall, was charged in January following a joint investigation between Warwickshire and West Midlands