Ralph Clarke, who committed offences in s and 80s, is believed to be oldest person ever convicted by jury in UK. A year-old man has been jailed for 13 years for a string of sex offences against young children in the s and 80s. Ralph Clarke, a retired haulier, is thought to be the oldest defendant ever convicted in Britain.
Following a two-week trial at Birmingham crown court, a jury on Friday found the ex RAF-serviceman guilty of 17 offences of indecent assault, 11 of indecency with a child and two attempted serious sexual assaults. Clarke, from Erdington, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to nine offences relating to a male victim partway through the trial, but he denied a further 21 counts of indecent assault and indecency against two girls.
Due to his age, special provisions were made for Clarke during his trial. The court only sat between 9. All reported being abused in a workshop and the cab of his delivery lorry between and Pinsard was jailed for 18 months in for indecent assaults against young girls in the 50s and 60s. The very way that he speaks about the offences. His lack of care. The judge told the court that the passage of time did not mean abusers would escape justice and that it was unlikely Clarke would ever be released.
Ralph Clarke was convicted of 17 counts of indecent assault, 11 of indecency with a child and two attempted serious sexual assaults. This article is more than 8 years old.
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