the old ben mitchell, i remember he was accused of sexual assault which led to him leaving, did he get done for it?

He was acquitted.

Probably the reason why he wasn't asked back. I heard that he wasn't that popular with his cast mates either.

Where did you hear this?

i find him hot

This rings a bell with me too. Wasn't it Patsy Palmer who said something about him? I could have totally imagined it but when I read that post it sounded familiar.

I'm glad he left, whatever the reason was. I didn't like him at all. I much prefer the new Ben.

Yes It's hard to imagine Ben doing the things the other Ben did