A SOMERSET man has been found guilty of a total of six counts of raping a child aged under 13.

William Farthing, 34, from Yeovil, was also found guilty by a jury at Taunton Crown Court of sexually assaulting a child.

He committed his crimes against two girls aged under 13.

Farthing, whose address was given in court as Buckle Place, Houndstone, was released on conditional bail. One of the conditions is that he must not live at his home address.

He is due to be sentenced at Taunton Crown Court on Thursday, March 30.