WATERLOO - A Waterloo man who recently finished serving time in prison is at "high risk" to commit another sex crime within the next six years, a psychologist testified Wednesday.

Thirty-five-year-old Scott Bennett, who has a history of sex crimes dating back to when he was 16, has completed his sentence for burglary and indecent exposure for entering a woman's house and exposing himself in 2001.

But the Iowa Attorney General's Office said he should be confined in a mental health facility for treatment because he has a mental abnormality that makes it likely he will commit more sex crimes.

A trial to determine Bennett's fate continued Wednesday in Black Hawk County District Court.

Dr. Harry Hoberman, a forensic and clinical psychologist from Minnesota, testified that Bennett exhibits signs of having paraphelia/nonconsent and anti-social personality disorder.

Bennett scored a 16 on a test called the Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool, Hoberman said. A score of 13 or more indicates a 72 percent probability of being arrested for another sex offense within six years.

On the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide, Bennett's score indicated he was 89 percent likely to be arrested for a violent crime within 10 years or 71 percent likely within five years, Hoberman said.

Under cross-examination, Hoberman admitted paraphelia/nonconsent isn't a condition listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders used by psychologists.

Authorities said Bennett sexually abused two younger boys at the Annie Whittenmyer youth home in Davenport when he was 16. When he was 23, he was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl he had dated earlier, and then in 2001 he was arrested for breaking into the home of a woman while she slept and masturbating.

Bennett had undergone sex offender treatment while incarcerated four times, often being kicked out for violating the rules, Hoberman said.

Bennett said he completed a sex offender treatment program while serving time at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. But Hoberman said Bennett didn't know any of the basic lessons or concepts he should have learned when he interviewed him.

He said Bennett told him he learned that he should "pleasure himself" before acting out and to check the age of his sex partners.

He also told the doctor he considered treatment a success because he didn't rape the woman during the 2001 incident.

Bennett told him his plans after getting out of prison include getting back together with his ex-wife, getting disability, finding temp jobs and working on his GED and driver's license.

Contact Jeff Reinitz at (319) 291-1578 or jeff.reinitz@wcfcourier.com.