A Newton Abbot Paedophile Benjamin Goldsworthy has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a small boy at his residence.
Benjamin Goldsworthy abused the 11-year-old in manners that reflected online pornography he had viewed mere hours prior.
The teenager was at his residence when he inappropriately groped her breasts and genitalia while she engaged in a computer game.
The characteristics of the sexual attacks and the victim’s description closely resembled the girl depicted in the internet material he had viewed the previous night.
His assaults have instilled such fear of physical contact in the girl that she no longer wishes to hold her smaller sister’s hand.
Benjamin Goldsworthy, 41, of Bugle Place, Newton Abbot, refuted charges of child sexual assault and two counts of assault by penetration, nevertheless was convicted by a jury at Exeter Crown Court.
Benjamin Goldsworthy received a seven-year prison sentence with a one-year extended licence from Judge David Evans, who classified him as an offender of particular concern and placed him on the sex offenders registry for life.
He informed him that he would be prohibited from dealing with minors by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
He stated that Benjamin Goldsworthy inflicted significant psychological harm on the victim and that his criminal behaviour and internet activities indicated an interest in the sexual exploitation of youngsters.
In a trial last month, prosecutor Mr. Jason Beal informed the jury that the child girl disclosed the abuse to her mother in February 2019, following her parents’ observation of her distress.
A download of Benjamin Goldsworthy’s phone following his arrest revealed that he browsed child pornography narratives in the days preceding the charges, which reflected his subsequent actions.
Benjamin Goldsworthy refuted any physical contact with the girl and asserted that she fabricated the entire episode. He asserted that the stories he downloaded were coincidental.
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