A SEX “monster” who carried out an “appalling” campaign of abuse against two victims in the 1970s and 1980s was jailed for 25 years.

One of Malcolm Vickery’s victims told him, “I hope you die” as he was led to the cells after sentence was passed at Cardiff Crown Court.

The 72-year-old, formerly of Newport, but now of St Mary Street, Risca, was convicted by a jury last month of a catalogue of “dreadful sexual abuse”.

The other victim, who was not in court, said in her victim impact statement: “He deserves to rot in hell.”

Vickery targeted a young girl and a teenager and was found guilty of six counts of rape, three of attempted rape, five indecent assaults and two of sexual assault.

The defendant was cleared of three rapes, seven indecent assaults, three sexual assaults and one indecency with a child charge relating to two separate complainants.

The victim who was abused as a young girl told the court in her impact statement, read by prosecutor Caroline Rees QC: “I have lived with the effect of what that monster did to me.

“I have spent the last 40 years living in fear of him. He took my childhood and my womanhood.”

The victim who was attacked as a teenager said in her statement: “He degraded me for his own satisfaction. He has no moral compass.”

After raping her, Vickery threatened to bury her in the garden if she told anyone and also used a “Lassie-style dog” to commit a shocking sex attack on her.

David Elias QC, mitigating, asked the court to bear in mind the defendant’s age and the time that had elapsed since the commission of the offences when sentencing.

Judge Rhys Rowlands told Vickery: “Both victims were subjected to the most appalling depravity by you.

“I have seen no evidence of any remorse on your part – you sought to prolong matters by standing trial.”

The judge added: “You thought you had got away with it. Justice caught up with you last year.

“You are a wholly inadequate individual with your distorted view of life. It is now time for you to take the consequences of your actions.”

The court heard that Vickery is suffering “significant ill health” problems with heart disease and diabetes.

The judge added: “There is a doubt about how long a custodial sentence you are going to be able to serve.”

He said it would be up to the Home Secretary to decide if he were to be released on “compassionate grounds”.