Bennett was given a jail sentence of nine months, placed on the sex offenders’ register, and made subject to a sexual harm prevention order and a restraining order preventing contact with the victim. Jailed - Roger Bennett was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a teenage girl (Image: Submitted)Shelly said the girl was in her early teens when the offences happened. Shelly said the two-year wait for the case to reach sentencing has taken a heavy toll. Shelly said Bennett was offered rehabilitation courses and further support but refused them. Bennett, of Jubilee Avenue, Clacton, was given a custodial sentence of nine months, placed on the sex offender register, and made subject to a sexual harm prevention order and a restraining order preventing contact with the victim.