A convicted rapist embarked on a “campaign of violence” against a girl he sexually assaulted, a court has heard.
Shaun Bennett, 19, of Banner Street, Wavertree, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday to be sentenced in relation to a sexual assault which took place while he was under investigation for the rape of a young girl. Ben Jones, prosecuting, explained that at around 9pm one evening in 2020, the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was walking with Bennett and another friend.
The victim, who was 16 at the time of the offence, was left alone with Bennett when her friend left, before the defendant pulled her into a nearby alleyway. Bennett forced the victim’s hands down his trousers, attempting to make her touch his penis, and ignoring her refusals.
