Petrauske described himselfas a high priest of a white witches coven
Two men have been convicted of carrying out"ritualistic" sex abuse of girls as part of a witches' coven.
Jack Kemp, 69, and Peter Petrauske, 72,both of Falmouth, Cornwall, had denied multiple sexual assaults involving children aged five to 14.
Petrauske was convicted of one count of rape, one count of aiding andabetting an attempt to rape and one count of indecent assault.
Kemp was found guilty of indecent assault and indecency with a child.
He was found not guilty of four other offences.
The jury of nine men and three women at Truro Crown Court is still considering its verdicts on several other charges.
Witches and Pagans
By Jayne Lutwyche
BBC Religion and Ethics
The words 'pagan' and 'witch' have meant different things to different people throughout history.
Pagan is a catch-all term for pre-Christian religions. ModernPaganism is based on a revival of some ofthese.
Paganism is a recognised religion and in the 2011 Census 56,620 people identified themselves as Pagans, 11,766 asWiccans (often called witches), 4,189 as Druids and 1,958 Heathens - making Paganism the largest non-mainstream religion in England and Wales.
Paganism and its association with witches has led to it wrongly being linked to black magic and devil worship, fears of which were most common in the 17th Century at the time of the Witch Trials. By contrast Pagan rites are usually focused on a relationship with the natural world.
Source: BBC Religion
Pagan belief: Nature, Druids and Witches
Judge Graham Cottle said he would accept majority verdicts.
Petrauske, of no fixed abode, and Kemp of Grenville Road in Falmouth, were said to have worn ceremonial robes and had pagan paraphernalia when they abused girls in Cornwall during the 1970s.
Petrauske described himself as the high priest ofa white witches' coven in St Ives, in west Cornwall.
He was backed up by female membersof the coven who said that while children were occasionally present, nudity never played a part in the ceremonies. One female friend also described him as "a gentleman".
Kemp denied any involvement in paganism, saying it"wasn't his cup of tea", and said he was the victim of a bizarre conspiracy. He said the girls were wrong to name him in the case.
The men's victims gave evidence frombehind a screen during the three-week trial.
They said they were abused by their tormentors, before being given money and sweets to keep quiet.

This kind of stuff goes on all the time among the rich, famous, politicians. Most are into Satanism and that is how they got there in the first place. That weird British radio guy with the white hair - can't think of his name - he abused kids his entire career. He hung out with Prince Charles. Everybody knew what was going on. Nobody said a word until he was already dead.