A paedophile who ran children's homes in Wrexham has been jailed for life for sexually assaulting youngsters in a campaign of abuse spanning decades.
John Allen, 73, had denied 40 counts of sex abuse against 19 boys and one girl in the late 1960s up to the early 1990s.
He was sentenced at Mold Crown Court on Monday after being convicted of 33 charges last week.
The judge ordered Allen must serve a minimum of 11 years in jail.
Before a packed public gallery Mr Justice Openshaw said that he had carefully read 19 victim impact statements which had been given in relation to the case.
He told Allen he had caused "anguish" to his victims and that he had believed himself to be "untouchable" as he carried out his offending.
Allen, of Needham Market, Suffolk, was cleared of two charges last week. The jury was discharged on Thursday after failing to reach verdicts on four charges.
One alternative charge was dropped.
Paedophile care home boss gets life
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