Adrian Vermaak, of Hanley, was jailed at StokeonTrent Crown Court. Get all the news from the courts direct to your inbox with our court and crime email. We have more newsletters. Get all the news from the courts direct to your inbox with our court and crime email. We have more newsletters. Pervert HGV driver Adrian Vermaak has been jailed for four years and one month after he preyed on two schoolgirls. The 38yearold wooed his young victims by driving an Audi A6 and took them for rides in it. Prosecutor Barry White toldStokeonTrent Crown CourtVermaak sexually abused the girls in his car. In a victim statement one girl said her grades have dropped at school since the abuse. The second said she hates going to school and the abuse has affected her mental health. She added: "I feel used, betrayed, worthless and I am drained mentally and physically. I am angry. I did not deserve any of it.". READ:'Extremely violent' woman's court shame after drunken attacksMegan Deary, 27, was sentenced at North Staffordshire Justice Centre. READ:Cokedup driver crashed into church wallJamie Fyfe, 35, was jailed at North Staffordshire Justice Centre. Vermaak, of Mayer Street,Hanley, pleaded guilty to five charges of sexual activity with a child. His pleas were on a basis he did not force anyone to perform sex acts on him and he did not force himself on to anyone. Hunter Gray, mitigating, said there was a degree of infatuation from the girls towards him. Mr Gray said: "He should have shut that down far more quickly than he did. They are both vulnerable because of their age. "His conduct over a sixday period was out of character for him. He says he got caught up in the moment. He accepts he has made a massive error, the biggest error in his life.". He said Vermaak has been in custody for 10 months but conceded he would stay there for a longer period. He added that the defendant, who has been in the Territorial Army, fears he may be deported to Zimbabwe at the end of his sentence. Judge Michael Maher said: "You wanted to act out your fantasy by having sexual activity with the girl. You said you wanted to have sex with her before she was 16. You realised she was vulnerable to your charm. "Children need protection against predators like you and sometimes they need protection against themselves. You took advantage of the situation that presented itself to you.". The judge made Vermaak the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed him on the sex offenders' register for an indefinite period. He will serve two thirds of the sentence before he is released on licence. COURT AND CRIME NEWSLETTER: Sign up for emailalerts direct to your inbox
Pervert HGV driver Adrian Vermaak, of Hanley, was sentenced to four years and one month in jail for sexually abusing two schoolgirls he wooed by driving an Audi A6. The victims suffered emotional distress, affecting their school performance and mental health. Vermaak pleaded guilty to charges of sexual activity with a child, with his lawyer attributing the behavior to infatuation. The judge imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and registration as a sex offender for an indefinite period.