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A car salesman has been jailed for at least nine years for carrying out several violent attacks on women and girls in a Sussex seaside town.A car salesman has been jailed for at least nine years for carrying out several violent attacks on women and girls in a Sussex seaside town.
Adam Gall, 27, from Hastings, had denied sexual assault, wounding with intent and assault by beating.Adam Gall, 27, from Hastings, had denied sexual assault, wounding with intent and assault by beating.
He was found guilty of carrying out nine assaults in the town, and cleared of four others at Lewes Crown Court.He was found guilty of carrying out nine assaults in the town, and cleared of four others at Lewes Crown Court.
The judge told Gall, of Pilgrim's Way, he had deliberately sought to induce great fear for his own sexual arousal.The judge told Gall, of Pilgrim's Way, he had deliberately sought to induce great fear for his own sexual arousal.
Sentencing, Judge Michael Lawson QC told him: "Seeing the fear in their faces gave you a sense of power over them and sexually aroused you.Sentencing, Judge Michael Lawson QC told him: "Seeing the fear in their faces gave you a sense of power over them and sexually aroused you.
"I see in you someone who poses a real danger to women.""I see in you someone who poses a real danger to women."
Judge Lawson also said Gall's crimes had "destroyed lives".
Some people had to move house and the peace of victims had been destroyed, he added.
Weapons usedWeapons used
He said: "When we walk down the street we do so on the simple assumption that those that pass us by will not injure us.
"For a period of 18 months that was not possible in Hastings for a whole section of society, namely women."
Detectives believed that it would have been only a matter of time before Gall murdered a victim, if he had been left on the loose.Detectives believed that it would have been only a matter of time before Gall murdered a victim, if he had been left on the loose.
The court heard the attacks on women and girls aged between 15 and 50 involved an increasing level of violence. The court heard the attacks on women and girls, aged between 15 and 50, involved an increasing level of violence.
This man has shown absolutely no remorse for his crimes or offered apologies Det Ch Insp Mike Ashcroft
When the attacks began in March 2007, Gall, who lived with his parents, used his fists and feet.When the attacks began in March 2007, Gall, who lived with his parents, used his fists and feet.
But later he used weapons including a bottle in one attack, and a metal bar in another. But later he used weapons, including a bottle in one attack and a metal bar in another.
Victims suffered injuries ranging from bruising, concussion and broken bones, jurors were told.Victims suffered injuries ranging from bruising, concussion and broken bones, jurors were told.
Most of the women remained mentally traumatised, the court heard.Most of the women remained mentally traumatised, the court heard.
Gall was given an indeterminate jail term for public protection, and will spend at least nine years in prison. The attacks continued until Gall was "caught in the act" attacking a woman in August 2008, after he had been under police surveillance for seven days.
Jurors heard Gall's job, working for a car dealership, had given him access to many different vehicles which he used to drive around the streets.
He was given an indeterminate jail term for public protection and will spend at least nine years in prison.
After the hearing, Det Ch Insp Mike Ashcroft said Gall was "an extremely dangerous man".
He added: "This man has shown absolutely no remorse for his crimes or offered apologies to his victims. We welcome the guilty verdict and the sentence that has been passed down."