Aldershot man jailed for 28 years for sex offences
A man from Aldershot has been jailed for 28 years after being convicted of indecent assault and rape.
The offences took place against three girls between 1993 and 2004.
53 year old Marcus Benson from Raglan Close had denied four counts of indecent assault against two girls and three counts of rape against two girls.
Two of the indecent assault charges and one of the rape charges were multiple count offences.
Benson was convicted on all seven counts.
Detective Constable Michelle Carrig, from Operation Amberstone North, said:
“I cannot underestimate the trauma that all three victims have suffered because of what Benson did to them.
“I hope today’s sentence has provided the victims with some element of closure, knowing that Benson has been jailed for a very long time for the harrowing crimes he committed against them.
“I would like to praise the victims for showing courage by coming forward to report these offences to the police.
“I would like to encourage any other victims, or anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse, or if they know someone who has been impacted by sexual abuse, to contact police on 101.
“We take offences of this nature extremely seriously and victims can speak with our specialist officers with confidence.”