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| Woman held in nursery porn probe | Woman held in nursery porn probe |
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| A 39-year-old woman has been arrested in Nottinghamshire as part of a child abuse investigation centred on a Plymouth nursery. | A 39-year-old woman has been arrested in Nottinghamshire as part of a child abuse investigation centred on a Plymouth nursery. |
| She is being questioned on suspicion of child sexual assault and possessing and distributing indecent child images. | She is being questioned on suspicion of child sexual assault and possessing and distributing indecent child images. |
| Two men in their 20s arrested on Wednesday morning are also being questioned by police in Nottingham. | Two men in their 20s arrested on Wednesday morning are also being questioned by police in Nottingham. |
| Vanessa George, also 39, who worked at Little Ted's Nursery, has been charged with a series of child sex assaults. | Vanessa George, also 39, who worked at Little Ted's Nursery, has been charged with a series of child sex assaults. |
| 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. |
| Further investigation | |
| Inquiries in Manchester led to the arrest of Colin Blanchard, 38, from Littleborough, near Rochdale, who appeared in court in Manchester on Tuesday. | |
| Blanchard is charged with four offences - distributing, making and possessing indecent images of children and the possession of extreme pornographic images. | |
| Det Supt Michele Slevin, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "We have carried out a large number of inquiries since our initial arrest on 9 June. This has resulted in the arrests in Nottinghamshire. | |
| "There is nothing to suggest the most recently arrested people have any links to Plymouth or any premises in the city. | |
| "We are continuing to prioritise our inquiries here and we will now be working closely with our colleagues in both Greater Manchester and Nottinghamshire in relation to these new arrests." |