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A delayed report into how a school head teacher was able to sexually abuse girls for years has found there were more than 50 "missed opportunities" to intervene and stop him.
A Child Practice Review, led by prominent expert Jan Pickles, has looked into the crimes of 68-year-old Neil Foden, from Conwy county in north Wales, who was jailed for 17 years after being convicted of 19 charges involving four girls.
The review said Foden was a "prolific sex offender who harmed many children".
A total of 52 concerns about safeguarding and other issues were found to have been raised and not acted on by Cyngor Gwynedd council and other agencies as early as 2018, continuing until his arrest in 2023.
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