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A 101-year-old man thought to be the oldest person convicted by a British jury has been jailed for child sex offences.
Ralph Clarke is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced to 13 years.
The former lorry driver abused three children in the 1970s and 1980s.
One of his victims was as young as four.
Clarke, from Erdington in Birmingham, was convicted of 21 offences of indecency with a child and indecent assault committed against two young girls.
During the trial at Birmingham Crown Court, he admitted nine charges relating to a young boy after describing the offences as "something that happened" in his past.
After his conviction he showed no emotion as Justice Richard Bond told him it would be "amazing" if he lived long enough to be released.