Benjamin Scowcroft
Barrow
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A man who sexually assaulted a woman and a child on separate occasions in Barrow has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.
Benjamin Scowcroft, 41, of no fixed address, admitted two charges – one of sexual assault and one of sexual assault by touching of a female under the age of 13 and was sentenced at Preston Crown Court today (26 Oct).
The court heard how Scowcroft attended a store in Barrow on 3 February 2024 where he sexually assaulted a teenage girl.
The following day he returned to the same store where he assaulted a second girl – this one under the age of 13.
Scowcroft was arrested and, at his home address, officers recovered a receipt which placed Scowcroft at the store on 4 February 2024.
Scowcroft initially denied the offences but changed his plea to guilty at court.
He was also made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order until 2033 and a seven-year notification requirement.
