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Suffolk teacher Stephen Benson charged with nine rapes
Published: 22nd Jun 2012 14:15:08
A Suffolk teacher has been charged with 23 sexual offences against three girls, including nine rapes.
Stephen Benson, 50, of Pearsons Way, in Copdock, is also accused of two counts of sexual activity with a child, two counts of sexual assault and 10 counts of indecent assault.
He is suspended from his job at Copleston High School, in Ipswich, and is due before magistrates on 11 July.
The school said the charges do not relate to current pupils.
They are alleged to have taken place between 1989 and 2010.
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