'Predatory' child rapist from Kent jailed for life
Michael Link was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday
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A "predatory and dangerous" child rapist has been jailed for life.
Michael Link, from Tonbridge in Kent, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday having been found guilty of 19 offences, including multiple rapes, indecent assaults, voyeurism and sexual activity with a child.
The 72-year-old will have to serve at least 15 years before he can be considered for parole.
He is also subject to an indefinite licence period and will permanently remain on the sex offenders' register.
Link, who was arrested in 2019 and had denied the allegations against him, was described as a "predatory and dangerous child sex offender".
"His abuse was depraved and sickening and will have had a devastating and lasting impact on the lives of all those he targeted," added Det Con Tania Muller.
"He will almost certainly spend the rest of his life in prison."
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