A British charity boss who abused Kenyan street children after luring them to his home has been jailed for more than 17 years.

Harris, of Pudleston, near Leominster, was head of charity VAE, which placed volunteers in Kenyan schools.
He was convicted of eight counts of indecent and sexual assault, at Birmingham Crown Court in December.
The case is believed to be the first time a British national has been convicted of sex offences committed abroad, under legislation that allows prosecutions to be brought if the crime is also recognised in the country in which it took place.
Harris was also convicted of four counts of possessing indecent images of children.
He was, however, cleared of 10 further charges, including rape.
The jury failed to reach a verdict on one remaining count of rape and the judge discharged them of their duty in relation to that.
Harris, a former classics teacher, had preyed on "very small children who have no families, nobody to look after them... sheltering in doorways" with the promise of food and shelter, the jury heard.
Judge Phillip Parker QC described him as "intelligent" and "charismatic", giving him "a veneer of respectability", which enabled him to design his life to be close to boys.
In Kenya, Harris had assumed a "hallowed" position, accountable to no-one, that allowed him to abuse street children who were amongst the most vulnerable in the world, the judge said.

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