A father of six who claimed disability benefits was warned by a judge at Newport Crown Court today Wednesday (23 June) to expect a substantial prison sentence after being found guilty of six sex charges against children.

Evil sex fiend Benjamin Scott of Hunnyhill Newport was found guilty, by a jury of six men and six women, to six charges of sex with children under the age of 16.

Two of Scott’s victims were forced to relive their horrifying experiences in front of the jury during the eight-day trial.

The court heard that one victim who can’t be named for legal reasons fainted during an exam following a termination after falling pregnant with Scott’s baby.

Scott befriended his under-age victims who were 13 years old and still at school on social networking sites. The court heard that he tried to shower his underage victims with gifts and presents such as necklaces and teddy bears.

The abuse went on for a number of years and he engaged in full sex with them when they were 13, 14, and 15 years old.

In a personal victim impact statement from one of the victims read to the court, one of the girls said, “I am still being treated for depression and receiving psychiatric help for the abuse by Scott.”

The court heard she now suffers from depression and is unable to go out at night on her own.

The schoolgirl, who was 13 at the time of the abuse, stopped going to school after the termination when she was 15 years old. She told the court that she had lost a lot of weight and a lot of friends over having the abortion.

She now finds it hard to talk about babies and when they are brought into conversation she becomes very tearful as a direct result of the experience she has been through.

She went from a bubbly outgoing young girl to a person who is now very withdrawn.

She failed her GCSE exams as result of the pressures put on her by the pregnancy and the abortion and the court heard that she fainted whilst sitting one exam.

Scott belittled her. She said: “ I trusted Ben but he said that I was not good enough for him and he wanted, “A REAL WOMAN.”

The offences came to light when one of his victims started on a social worker course and had to complete an assignment on an experience in her life.

The course tutor reported this to the police who started a probe.

The jury who took less than four hours to find Scott guilty.

Scott’s current partner Kelly Falconer who is six months into a pregnancy and due to give birth in October supported him during the eight-day trial and sat at the back at the court. She broke down when the verdicts were given.

Scott stood dressed in a black suit shaking his head, clearly troubled, as the jury foreman replied guilty to six of the seven charges that had been brought against him.

Miss Fremantle for the prosecution said that as a result of the conviction Scott now fell into the bracket of a Schedule 15a offender, under the dangerous offenders act.

Barrister Mr. Tony Martinto for Scott made a bail application.

He asked for Scott to be released on bail so he could sort out his personal affairs, transfer his flat, benefits and his car over to his partner. He also wanted to visit his six other children.

Judge Ivory Pringle refused the bail application and remanded Scott into custody until the July 15 for sentencing.

He requested a pre sentence report to explore how dangerous Scott is to the public. He said, “ You made a 15 year old girl pregnant and carried on full sexual intercourse with her and the other victim over a long period of time. You have been found guilty of this and this will attract a signification prison sentence.”