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, of Needham Market, Suffolk, 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 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.
The case was the first prosecution following the Operation Pallial investigation into allegations of historical sexual abuse at children's homes, launched by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in 2012.
It identified 120 people as potential suspects and a further 12 people are due to stand trial for various offences in 2015.
Former hotelier Allen opened his first home, Bryn Alyn Hall in Llay, near Wrexham, in 1968, although he did not have any qualifications in childcare, his trial was told.
He set up the Bryn Alyn Community, which was to become one of the UK's largest providers of residential care, providing accommodation for children sent from about a dozen local authorities.
During the trial, which began in early October, the jury was told of Allen's previous conviction in 1995 for six counts of indecent assault involving repeated abuse of six boys dating from the 1970s.
More victims came forward following the publication of the Waterhouse report into abuse in north Wales care homes in 2001 and after Operation Pallial was set up.
One former resident at the Bryn Alyn children's home said living there "wasn't care, it was like hell".
In an interview with BBC Wales, he explained how Allen had groomed him and gave him gifts before he abused him.
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