A fiend who took advantage of three girls after they persuaded him to buy booze from an off-licence has walked free from court.

He took the trio to a Southend flat, kissed one girl, touched another near her breasts and had unlawful sex with the third one.

Samir Benelbaida, 24, of Baxter Avenue, Southend, pleaded guilty at Basildon Crown Court to indecent assault against one girl and having intercourse with another 13-year-old.

A charge of rape was dropped.

He was given a nine-month sentence.

Published Tuesday, June 10, 2003

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