Child rapist's victim: 'I will never be the person I should have been'

Benjamin Benton's victims told Leeds Crown Court of the devastating impact his abuse had on them as children and how it continues to affect their lives as adults.

Benton, 36, denied the offences but was convicted by a Leeds Crown Court jury after a trial in August.

The jury found Benton guilty of six charges of indecent assault against the boy and one charge of rape and one charge of indecent assault on the girl.

Both victims were aged under 13 at the time of the offences.

Judge Robin Mairs praised the "courage and dignity" of both victims who were sexually abused by Benton over a three month period in the 2000s.

Reading a victim impact statement, the man who was abused when he was a boy told the court that he cannot erase the memories of what Benton did.