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| A nursery worker has appeared in court charged with a series of sexual assaults on children. | |
| Vanessa George, 39, of Plymouth, Devon, appeared before the city's magistrates' court to face four charges of sexual assault. | Vanessa George, 39, of Plymouth, Devon, appeared before the city's magistrates' court to face four charges of sexual assault. |
| She also faces one count each of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children. | She also faces one count each of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children. |
| Ms George was remanded in custody to appear again at Plymouth Crown Court on 21 September. | Ms George was remanded in custody to appear again at Plymouth Crown Court on 21 September. |
| At hearing of less than 10 minutes, the charges were read out of four sexual assaults on a girl under the age of 13 and one count of sexual assault on a boy under the age of 13. | At hearing of less than 10 minutes, the charges were read out of four sexual assaults on a girl under the age of 13 and one count of sexual assault on a boy under the age of 13. |
| There was jeering and shouts of anger from the packed public gallery as Ms George was remanded. | |
| As Ms George was led away, a man in a red t-shirt leapt from the public gallery and spat at her. | |
| Police had drafted in 20 officers at the court for the hearing on Thursday. | Police had drafted in 20 officers at the court for the hearing on Thursday. |
| A plastic barrier was put up around the entrance to the court where a group of people had arrived. | A plastic barrier was put up around the entrance to the court where a group of people had arrived. |