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A former serviceman and miner who sexually assaulted four girls in south Wales between 1949 and 1973 has been jailed for 11 years.A former serviceman and miner who sexually assaulted four girls in south Wales between 1949 and 1973 has been jailed for 11 years.
Reginald Davies, 78, was convicted at Kingston Crown Court in London of 13 offences, including rape of a girl under the age of 12.Reginald Davies, 78, was convicted at Kingston Crown Court in London of 13 offences, including rape of a girl under the age of 12.
His victims, aged between nine and 16 years old, were assaulted in the Caerphilly county borough area. His victims, who were aged between nine and 16, were assaulted in the Caerphilly county borough area.
Davies was arrested last July in Australia. They were at the court and sobbed as the sentence was read out.
The Metropolitan Police have described the case as the oldest charges ever to be heard in a UK court. The Metropolitan Police have described the case as the oldest charges to be heard in a UK court.
More to follow. Davies, who served with the Royal Engineers and the Royal Dragoons, committed the offences when he was aged between 15 and 39.
He was arrested in July last year at his adopted home in Australia before being extradited a couple of months later.
During the trial, Hanna Llewellyn-Waters, prosecuting, said Davies "preyed on the innocence" of the four girls, leaving them to carry the burden for the rest of their lives.
"You relied on their fear that they would not be believed and told them that they would be taken away from everything they loved," she added.
He claimed the four women were lying and "in collusion".
He was found guilty of two charges of child rape, two of attempted rape, eight of indecent assault and one count of indecency with a child.
He was cleared of one charge of child rape and one charge of attempted rape.