A predatory paedophile who plied two young girls with drink and drugs so he could have sex with them has been jailed for ten years.

David Cameron targeted the vulnerable youngsters, aged 13 and 15, and “wormed his way into their confidence,” a judge at Bradford Crown Court told him yesterday.

Cameron, 48, of Bracken Bank Way, Keighley, was said to have put candles and rose petals in his bathroom in an attempt to seduce one of his victims.

He was convicted by a jury of sexual activity with the 13-year-old girl when she was drunk and he had given her drugs.

Cameron had sex with her in the grounds of a school late at night in the summer of 2009.

Judge Robert Bartfield said: “She was virtually incapable of resistance and this came as near to rape as can possibly be imagined.”

Cameron abused the 15-year-old girl after giving her neat vodka on a night in October last year.

He followed her upstairs and had sex with her as she lay on a bed.

He was found guilty of five charges of sexual activity with a child, one offence against the first girl and the rest involving his older victim.

Cameron’s barrister, Abdul Iqbal, said his client was the father of six children and worked as an engineer.

“He understands the stigma that will now surround him as a sex offender,” Mr Iqbal said.

Judge Bartfield said both the girls had troubled backgrounds and were vulnerable.

Cameron threatened the 13-year-old that harm would come to her family if she told anyone what he had done.

His denials of any wrongdoing led to both girls having to give evidence at his trial.

“They have been significantly traumatised by these events,” Judge Bartfield said.

Cameron sat in the dock with his head in his hands as he was sentenced.

He must sign on the sex offender register for life and a Sexual Offences Prevention Order protects his victims and other young girls from him in the future.

After the case, PC Andy Teale, of the Bradford District Safeguarding Unit, said: “Cameron attempted to gain the trust of his victims through association. He took advantage of their vulnerability, supplying them with both alcohol and drugs.

“These two young victims are now left to battle with the consequences of Cameron’s depraved actions.

“Today’s sentence really reflects the seriousness of this man’s behaviour and the threat that he posed to those around him.

“I sincerely hope that the outcome will now provide an opportunity for the victims to find some closure.”