Clarke was cleared of child sex charges

SRI LANKAN authorities said yesterday British-born sci-fi writer Arthur C Clarke had been cleared of decade-old paedophile allegations before his death last week.

Clarke was buried on Saturday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since 1956. Some obituary writers have resurrected 1998 accusations that he had sex with young boys in his adopted country.

But the National Child Protection Authority chief, Jagath Wellawatte, said there was no case against the author