A MAN who tried to get a confused seven-year-old to copy a porn star and perform a sex act on him is facing a long stretch behind bars.

Robert Carrel, now 54, also made an 11-year-old perform a sex act, and groped her.

Both victims, who were said by the prosecution to be vul-nerable and to have come from chaotic backgrounds, eventually reported him to police.

They did not know each other but Carrel was to claim to officers they had colluded against him, Burnley Crown Court heard.

The defendant, then living in Colne, was convicted of four charges of indecency with a child, one of rape and two counts of sexual activity with a child, after a two week trial.

He had denied the allegations.

Judge Jonathan Gibson remanded him in custody to be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on June 16.

The seven-year-old girl told police Carrel was half-naked in a darkened room and watching porn when he asked her if she knew what the woman was doing on the film and asked her if she would do it to him.

The 11-year-old was also interviewed by officers after she made her complaints and said the defendant had done ‘rude things’ to her.

The older victim had claimed Carrel had tried to have intercourse with her and had fondled her while committing a sex act on himself.

The jury previously heard how police went to the defendant’s house to investigate and were met with a ‘highly charged’ situation.

PC Mohammed Shah said he asked the 11-year-old if it was the first time it had allegedly happened.

She replied: “It happened yesterday and the day before as well.”

The officer said the girl’s clothing was seized and she was taken to the Safe Centre at Preston.

The court was told that when the girl was examined, a doctor found no injury. The defendant was arrested on suspicion of rape.

The defendant, who had butted in and made comments during the trial and also abused the judge, did not give evidence.