A predatory lead singer in a band who sexually abused numerous young girls has been jailed for at least 21 years.
Daniel Hanson, a member of popular Newcastle bands We Built Atlantis and Falling for Beloved, pleaded guilty to a string of offences relating to his sexual abuse of 14 victims aged between 12 and 22 from 2005 to 2014.
They included charges of persistent sexual abuse of a child and sexual intercourse with a person between the age of 14 and 16.
Daniel Hanson was the frontman of of popular Newcastle bands We Built Atlantis and Falling for Beloved
The now 34-year-old began his offending when he was 18 and continued his repeated abuse until he was 27.