Pensioner charged with 32 sexual offences in North Wales care homes investigation John Allen, from Ipswich, Suffolk, is accused of committing 22 indecent assaults, one offence of gross indecency and nine offences of buggery. Karen Mullin, Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS Cymru-Wales, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service is working alongside Operation Pallial as this major investigation into historical sexual abuse in North Wales moves forward. I can confirm that, having carefully considered the evidence gathered so far, we have concluded that there is sufficient evidence to charge John Allen with a total of 32 serious sexual offences, and that it is in the public interest to do so. We have therefore authorised Operation Pallial to charge Mr Allen with these offences. Operation Pallial detectives are updating Allen's alleged victims with the developments of the investigation. Three other people arrested as part of the inquiry remain on police bail. A total of 187 people have spoken to investigators about alleged abuse. The Jillings report, which was recently published in a heavily redacted format, found the abuse of children in North Wales care homes was "extensive." The report had focused on allegations of abuse within the North Wales council care system during the 1970s and 1980s. It was written in 1996 but shelved by the former Clwyd County Council because insurers feared compensation claims.