A 29-year-old man who committed a string of serious sex attacks on a schoolgirl in Stourbridge in the 1990's has been warned he is facing a "significant" time behind bars.

Geoffrey Thompson had denied six charges of indecent assault and another of attempted rape committed in Lye between March 1994 and March 2000.

But an eight man-four woman jury, after retiring for just under eight hours to consider the evidence at the end of his trial, convicted him on unanimous verdicts.

Thompson, now living in Laburnum Road, Tipton, was remanded in custody until August 4 for the preparation of a pre-sentence report at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

Judge Martin Walsh warned him: "On any view custody is almost inevitable and for a significant period of time."

Jas Mann, defending Thompson, told the court a report was necessary before the case could be finalised and added: "There are clearly a number of issues that need to be explored."

The trial had been told the charges all related to the time when the victim was a schoolgirl in the Stourbridge area.