Complex sentence: He later admitted he was 18 years old and pleaded guilty to hijacking, kidnapping and hostage-taking charges (in lieu of piracy charges), and was handed a prison sentence of 33 years and nine months.
Split into simpler sentences: He later admitted that he was 18 years old and pleaded guilty to hijacking, kidnapping, and hostage-taking charges in lieu of piracy charges. He received a prison sentence of 33 years and nine months.