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13/11/2013
Sports Coach Jailed For Rape Granted Right To Appeal
Stephen Benson, jailed for 16 years for the rape and sexual assault of young female athletes, has been granted permission to appeal his conviction.
51-year-old Stephen Benson, Copdock, Ipswich, was found guilty in May of 19 offences between 1989 and 2011.
Benson was a sports coach at Ipswich Harriers Athletics Club at the time of the offences. It was found that he had groomed his three victims while coaching them.
At the Royal Courts of Justice, he was granted permission to appeal against his conviction.
(MH/CD)
51-year-old Stephen Benson, Copdock, Ipswich, was found guilty in May of 19 offences between 1989 and 2011.
Benson was a sports coach at Ipswich Harriers Athletics Club at the time of the offences. It was found that he had groomed his three victims while coaching them.
At the Royal Courts of Justice, he was granted permission to appeal against his conviction.
(MH/CD)
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