AUSSIE JAILED FOR BALI SEX ABUSE

Depansar: An elderly Australian man was jailed for 15 years on Tuesday for sexually abusing Indonesian girls on the resort island of Bali after luring them to his house with promises of gifts. Robert Andrew Fiddes Ellis was found guilty of abusing 11 girls since 2014 at the home where he was living on the island. The 70year-old would bathe the children, aged between seven and 17, and touch them inappropriately, prosecutors said. “His actions could have damaged the victims’ futures,” said judge Wayan Sukanila, as he announced a guilty verdict and handed down the 15-year sentence at a court in the Balinese capital Denpasar. The judge said the case could also taint the image of the Indonesian island, which attracts millions of foreign visitors each year, as a tourist destination. Ellis, who has long, white hair and a big bushy beard, was arrested in January after a tip-off from local child protection officials.