JOHN BENJAMIN

A man has been jailed for 13 years after admitting 17 sexual offences, including raping a child in Basingstoke.

John Benjamin, 80, from Dymchurch Road, New Romney, Kent, was jailed at Salisbury Crown Court on Thursday 14 September.

All of the offences took place against one victim in Basingstoke between 2010 and 2018.

Benjamin pleaded guilty to: - Raping a girl under 13 x 3 - Inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity – penetration - Inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity – no penetration x 4 - Assaulting a girl under 13 by touching x 3 - Assaulting a girl under 13 by penetration with a part of your body / a thing x 2 - Adult sexual activity with a female child aged 13 to 17 – penetration x 3 - Causing a child under 13 to watch / look at an image of sexual activity Benjamin received a 13-year custodial sentence for the most serious offence, raping a girl under 13.

This sentence includes a licence extension of one year.

He received sentences ranging from nine years to 18 months for the other offences he admitted.

All sentences are to run concurrently.