A BUSINESSMAN jailed for sexually assaulting young vulnerable recruits is to be questioned about more offences.
Nicholas Holbrook, 57, targeted young men sent to his training school, Holbrook Training, by their bosses in the construction industry to learn how to drive forklift trucks.
Holbrook, described as a "predatory homosexual" in court, was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting two victims.
Now, five more men have come forward to the police making similar allegations against him.
His offending spans more than 25 years.
Detective Constable Allison Wharf said: "Holbrook is a dangerous, predatory man who has sought out his young vulnerable victims for his own sexual gratification.
"The victims have been incredibly brave in speaking out about this very sensitive allegation and facing their abuser.
"I'm happy for them that they can now, one day, put this behind them."
Detectives are due to interview Holbrook, of Hartsholme, Kingswood, next week now more victims have come forward.
Prosecutor David Dixon said: "A conference has been arranged between the Crown Prosecution Service and the police to decide what action is to be taken."
Judge Michael Mettyear jailed Holbrook for seven years.
He said: "You were a predatory homosexual, determined to have whatever you could in a sexual way from vulnerable young men.
"You were training many young people to become qualified as forklift truck drivers.
"One man was, of course, by the time he gave evidence, considerably older than he had been when you raped him but even then, he was a vulnerable man whose evidence was that he turned to you as a father figure.
"He trusted you, you befriended him. It is clear to me you befriended him for one reason, and one reason alone – you hoped to take advantage of him sexually.
"The offence against the other man was less serious involving sexual touching."
Holbrook has been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life.
Holbrook sexually assaulted the two men while on week-long training courses with him.
One man said he was lured to his office on the pretext of an offer of employment before he was sexually assaulted.
The men said Holbrook would grab them and try to kiss them.
He targeted two youths when he was a sergeant in the Territorial Army in the 1980s.
Both men say he made suggestive comments towards them and went on to indecently assault them.
He has been convicted of a rape in 2002 and sexually assaulting a man in 2008.
