Former Liberal Democrat Councillor Denis Bennett, who had served on St Austell Town Council, has been ordered to sign the sex offenders register after being found guilty of indecently assaulting a teenager.
During the assault, which took place on December 7 of last year, married father Bennett touched the 18 year old male victim inappropriately, and made remarks about "liking little boys" and told his victim that he wanted to take him "outside and bend you over the nearest object".
The victim had also related to the court how Mr Bennett had offered to perform a sex act on him, which he declined, and that Bennett later texted him expressing concern that he had gone too far.
Despite denying the allegations Bennett was convicted by jury in July, and sentencing at Truro Crown Court saw him placed on a three year sex offender rehabilitation program, ordered to pay £1,400 in court costs, and ordered to sign the sex offender register for three years.
Bennetts defence had argued that the incident had been a jokey act which had got out of hand, and likened him to Carry On comedian Kenneth Williams.
Bennett has resigned as a councillor, and in a statement prior to sentencing, had said that "There is not a day goes by when I do not deeply regret my actions. I am terribly sorry for the hurt and distress I caused to the other man involved, to his family and to my own".
