ANDREW James Benn - the Hunter's worst serial rapist - will be eligible for parole nearly four years earlier than expected after a judge's error caused the Court of Criminal Appeal to re-sentence the sexual predator on Monday.
Benn, now 33, who raped or sexually assaulted 14 young women and teenage girls who he met through Facebook, Tinder or Snapchat between 2012 and 2017, had five years cut from his maximum 40-year jail term after an appeal against the severity of his sentence uncovered an error made by Newcastle District Court Judge Roy Ellis.
