A giggling predator followed lone teenage women home and sexually attacked them in the street after nightclub closing times.
Paul Garden chillingly roamed the area before his duty-free shifts started at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA), searching for victims to molest.
The 35-year-old targeted two women, aged 18 and 19, four months apart, assaulting the younger victim as she opened her garden gate at her home in Widnes.
Garden, who has a young daughter, tackled her from behind, put a hand over her mouth before putting his fingers up her skirt and sexually assaulting her, at 3.30am.
The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, screamed, so the dad-of-one grabbed her throat and warned her not to tell anyone, laughing as he got up.
Four months earlier, close to the same spot, Garden was on the prowl again, ready to prey on another young woman.
The Manchester United fan was again in his car, at 3.30am, with his airport shift about to start 30 minutes later.
Garden parked up, got out and waited by an alleyway for a suitable victim to target.
As the 19-year-old walked past, the Warrington man grabbed at the woman's breasts, buttocks and private parts, over her clothing.
The teen screamed, alerting her boyfriend who had started to walk ahead of her following a disagreement, and he came running back.
Garden fled, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
After each attack, the cunning predator logged onto local newspaper websites to see if his crimes had been reported to police.
Garden, prosecutor Ben Jones said, was "emboldened" by not being detected.
When detectives finally caught up with him, he launched a "ridiculous" defence, lying that he was following the women to "protect" them, after seeing three hooded male youths close by.
Today, Judge Trevor Jones branded the Speke employee a "dangerous offender" who presented a real risk of future sexual attacks.
He jailed him for seven years and six months, along with an extended licence period of four years.
One of his victims, who sat in the public gallery to hear her abuser sent down, broke down in tears.
Garden showed little remorse for his crimes, the judge said, and had decided to run a trial, meaning his two victims were forced to relive their ordeals in front of a jury.
He sat stony-faced in the dock, with a visibly battered and bloodied face following an attack on him this morning, either in prison or the van en route to Liverpool.
Garden, of Armstrong Close, Warrington, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault by penetration, and another of sexual assault over clothing.
At the time of his predatory spree, the JLA employee had lost his relationship with his girlfriend, affecting his contact with his daughter.
His behaviour showed an "extreme level of planning," Mr Jones said, and a "willingness to sexually assault anyone he came across."
In powerful Victim Impact Statements, both women described how their lives had been ruined by Garden's chilling behaviour.
The younger woman, the most seriously attacked, who was pounced upon after leaving the Corner House club in Widnes, said: "I'm not the same girl I was before the attack.
"I no longer socialise as I constantly suffer from anxiety and feel sad.
"His laughing whilst carrying out his assault, and whilst running away, will haunt me forever.
"Shock, disbelief this was happening, when I opened my gate, I thought thank God I’m home.
"The fright I felt when he tackled me from behind I can't get out of my head.
"There’s a daily reminder each time I open my front door.
"Our front garden is where my family relax in the summer, I no longer enjoy this.
"I’m afraid at night and occasionally sleep with my mum.
"He knows where I live, I’m scared.
"I hope in time I will get better but he has ruined what should be the best time of my life."
The older woman said: "Since the attack has taken place, I am no longer the same person.
"I was always outgoing, full of life, with lots of friends.
"I am now psychologically and emotionally scarred.
"I don't sleep very well and I no longer feel very safe.
"I have very little contact with friends anymore as I don't like to go out much.
"I now suffer from stress and anxiety, I often close myself off from the world for days at a time as I cannot deal with what has happened.
"As a 19-year-old girl, I shouldn't have to live life this way.
"I am currently not working as I am too anxious to attend interviews.
"I would just like my life back."
Steven Swift, defending, said his client was of previous good character, with just one unconnected drink drive conviction some years ago.
There were "issues" in his personal life at the time of the sexual attacks, he claimed.
