Sex pest lured boy to woods
A PAEDOPHILE who duped a boy into searching for his dog and then raped him in woodland was found guilty of a string of offences yesterday.
Craig Bennett, 45, who is a registered sex offender, attacked the 12-year-old after promising him £10 to help look for the animal.
They set off towards playing fields before Bennett steered the boy into isolated woodland and raped him, a jury at Preston Crown Court was told.
They found him guilty of kidnap, two counts of raping a child, kidnap with intent to commit a sexual offence and making threats to kill.
Bennett, from Darwen, Lancs, who was jailed for 10 years in 1993 for sex offences against a boy, will be sentenced later.
Lancashire Police public protection unit said: “Despite all the good work that goes into managing these individuals by dedicated staff in all agencies, the only way to eliminate risk is to watch them 24 hours a day.”