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| A fourth man has been arrested by Operation Pallial detectives investigating allegations of child abuse at north Wales care homes. | A fourth man has been arrested by Operation Pallial detectives investigating allegations of child abuse at north Wales care homes. |
| The 61-year-old man was arrested in Chester in Cheshire on Wednesday morning on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage boy between 1982 and 1985. | The 61-year-old man was arrested in Chester in Cheshire on Wednesday morning on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage boy between 1982 and 1985. |
| Detectives said the man was held on suspicion of "a number of serious sexual assaults" on the boy, who was aged between 12 and 15 at the time. | Detectives said the man was held on suspicion of "a number of serious sexual assaults" on the boy, who was aged between 12 and 15 at the time. |
| It is the fourth arrest in the Operation Pallial investigation ordered by David Cameron at the height of the national child sexual abuse scandal last November. | It is the fourth arrest in the Operation Pallial investigation ordered by David Cameron at the height of the national child sexual abuse scandal last November. |
| In April, detectives said more than 140 people had told police they were the victims of abuse at 18 children's homes across north Wales over three decades. | In April, detectives said more than 140 people had told police they were the victims of abuse at 18 children's homes across north Wales over three decades. |
| The complainants, almost all men who were aged between seven and 19 at the time of the alleged offences, have identified 84 people as responsible for attacks said to have taken place between 1963 and 1992. | The complainants, almost all men who were aged between seven and 19 at the time of the alleged offences, have identified 84 people as responsible for attacks said to have taken place between 1963 and 1992. |
| The third arrest was of a man, 72, in Wrexham on 18 July who was bailed until late October. A man, 62, from Leicester arrested on 26 June has been bailed until the end of September. The first Operation Pallial suspect, a man arrested in Suffolk on 23 April, has been bailed until the end of July. | The third arrest was of a man, 72, in Wrexham on 18 July who was bailed until late October. A man, 62, from Leicester arrested on 26 June has been bailed until the end of September. The first Operation Pallial suspect, a man arrested in Suffolk on 23 April, has been bailed until the end of July. |
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