CHILD RAPIST SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS FOR ABUSE OF TWO GIRLS IN CORNWALL
A child rapist told one of his victims masturbating him would be good practice for when she has a boyfriend.Paul Bendelow was found guilty after trial at Truro Crown Court of five counts of sexual activity with a child and rape of a child in connection with incidents involving two young girls more than 10 years ago in the greater Liskeard area.
The 39-year-old had to be brought into court by Devon and Cornwall Police for his trial after he failed to turn up and an arrest warrant was issued.
He has been in custody on remand since the verdict and now appeared at a sentencing hearing at the court today (Thursday, October 2).
Today the court heard how Bendelow had also threatened one of the girls with violence and violence against her loved ones if she told anyone of the sexual abuse he inflicted upon her.
His Honour Judge James Adkin said Bendelow had used the two girls for sex and the trauma was still having an impact on their lives so many years later.
Bendelow orally and vaginally raped one of the girls and encouraged the other to masturbate him and offered her money.
Judge Adkin said Bendelow had even told one of his victims that "masturbating him would be good practice for when she has a boyfriend".
