KEN CLARK SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD SEX OFFENCES IN MAIDSTONE
A security expert with a seemingly successful career secretly led a double life as a child rapist.Ken Clark, 65, who had traveled extensively across China, India, and Japan as a senior executive for a national security firm and had even volunteered to assist the NHS during the Covid pandemic, abused young children as young as three.
He kept his victims silent through a promise involving a 'pinky promise,' where individuals grip each other's little fingers to seal an agreement.
Family members listened in tears as evidence against Clark was presented at Maidstone Crown Court.
Clark, formerly residing on Chapman Avenue in Maidstone, was convicted of 18 child sex offences, including rape and possession of indecent images.
He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with an additional year to be served on license when parole is approved.
As he was led away, deliberately avoiding eye contact with the public gallery, a mother shouted, 'I hope you ******* rot.' In 2012, while working as a logistics manager for Secom in Maidstone, Clark boasted about winning tickets to the Leeds Castle Olympic Torch celebrations, describing the event in detail: 'The weather that week was a lot of rain and despite a few dark clouds, the event went without a drop.
Dizzee Rascal and Twist & Pulse performed on stage.
Lloyds TSB gave us the opportunity to hold a real Olympic Torch and Coca Cola handed out special bottles of coke.
Other sponsors provided frisbees, wristbands, banners, and flags.
Seeing it all caused a lot of emotion, and I felt honored to be part of it.' However, behind this respectable facade, a jury heard that Clark had been secretly attacking children over a three-year period.
The court was told that his victims suffered nightmares, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, and probable long-term psychological harm.
One victim, who was particularly vulnerable due to a medical condition, was silenced when Clark demanded they promise not to reveal the abuse.
Despite Clark's denials and attempts to shift blame onto others, the jury found him guilty.
Tom Dunn, Clark’s defense lawyer, acknowledged his client’s former career, stating that Clark had worked providing security services for the Chinese government, helped build hospitals in India, and worked in Japan.
Dunn added that Clark had lost his job, wife, and home as a result of his actions.
Nonetheless, the judge emphasized that Clark’s societal contributions were insignificant compared to the harm inflicted on his victims and determined that he still posed a danger to children.
