A vape shop manager who provided teenage girls with free e-cigarettes before sexually abusing them has been jailed for eight years.

Dilshaw Kawani, 53, was sentenced following his conviction at Bournemouth Crown Court for seven offences, including sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity against two victims. The court heard he instructed the girls to call him "Boss man".

Dorset Police began an investigation into the manager of the Parkstone Mini Market in Ashley Road, Poole , in January 2025 after a teenage girl reported he touched her sexually beneath her clothing.

In addition to the prison term, Kawani was handed a 12-year sexual harm prevention order.

A force spokesman said: “It was reported that the girls referred to him as ‘Boss man’ and he would sell or give them illegal vapes in order to facilitate his offending.

“Another teenage victim subsequently reported that she had been sexually assaulted on multiple occasions by the defendant, who had given her free vapes including…