An Albanian court on Wednesday sentenced a British man to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing children at an orphanage in the Balkan country.

David Brown, a 57-year-old charity worker, was found guilty of sexually abusing at least two children, aged nine and 10, in the orphanage located in the central town of Elbasan, judge Geri Hoxha said.

The victims had found refuge at the humanitarian foundation `His Children,` Hoxha said.

According to the verdict, Brown would `be expelled from Albania after serving the sentence as he represents a great threat to society.`

Two other fellow Britons from the foundation, which was established in 2001, were also under investigation by Albanian authorities for sex abuse allegations.