A Wallasey paedophile, Benjamin Sharp, who cultivated a disturbing fixation on a young child proceeded to sexually assault her.
Benjamin Sharp, 43, exploited the child multiple times, stating, “if she were older, he would marry her.”
The assault occurred while the girl was between seven and nine years old. Benjamin Sharp, residing on York Road in Wallasey, refuted three charges of gross indecency and one charge of indecent assault, however was convicted after a four-day trial at Liverpool Crown Court in June.
He entered a guilty plea to an additional charge of sexual assault on a girl under 13, having confessed to kissing the girl’s exposed chest.
During a sentencing hearing on July 11, the court was informed that Benjamin Sharp had cultivated a “unhealthy obsession” with the minor, frequently following her, seating her on his lap, and expressing that he would marry her if she were older.
During the game of “hide and seek,” he would escort the little girl into secluded rooms, remove her clothing, and gaze at her.
She remembered an incident when you escorted her to the accessible lavatory, where you positioned her hand right on your penis beneath your clothing while caressing her over her attire.
On a separate occasion, Benjamin Sharp entered a bedroom with the girl, positioned himself atop her on the bed, and perpetrated sexual assault.
Benjamin Sharp received a four-year prison sentence and was issued a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
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