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Jill Meagher killer Adrian Bayley guilty of three more rapes

Adrian Bayley (R) was found guilty of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher
Adrian Bayley (R) was found guilty of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher

An Australian court has found Adrian Ernest Bayley guilty of raping three more women - two months before he raped and murdered Irish woman Jill Meagher in Melbourne.

The jury of seven men and five women began deliberating on Tuesday before returning their guilty verdicts today.

Bayley, 42, was jailed for life with 35 years minimum for the 2012 rape and murder of 29-year-old Ms Meagher.

After court orders were lifted it was revealed that three separate trials have been held in Melbourne's County Court and in each Bayley was found guilty of rape.

Two of the victims were prostitutes.

One woman was attacked in 2000, the second in 2012 a few months before Ms Meagher was killed.

The third woman was a Dutch back-packer who was attacked as she walked home after a night out.

Bayley was on parole at the time of Ms Meagher's murder and two of the rapes.

Extra time will be added to Bayley's current jail term when he is sentenced at a later date.