Operation Pallial: Care home abuse arrest man bailed 11 October 2013 Last updated at 12:40 A man arrested on suspicion of indecent assault and child cruelty as part of an investigation into historic sex abuse at children's homes has been bailed. Officers looking into alleged incidents at the homes in north Wales arrested the 52-year-old from Mold, Flintshire, on Thursday. He has been bailed until mid-January. He was arrested as part of Operation Pallial, an investigation into historic sex abuse being run by the National Crime Agency (NCA).