MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A Jackson man, already on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Registry, has been convicted by a Rutherford County jury for raping a 12-year-old girl in March 2018, in an unrelated case.
A 12-person jury found 59-year-old Benjamin Hartshaw guilty of ten felonies, including rape of a child, and aggravated sexual battery last week.
Rutherford County Criminal Court Judge David Bragg presided over the trial.
Hartshaw is accused of sexually assaulting a then 12-year old while in Murfreesboro celebrating his birthday two-years ago.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Hartshaw on Dec. 17.