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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 Nottingham as part of a child abuse investigation centred on a nursery in Plymouth. | A 39-year-old woman has been arrested in Nottingham as part of a child abuse investigation centred on a nursery in Plymouth. |
| She is being questioned on suspicion of making and distributing indecent images of children. | She is being questioned on suspicion of making and distributing indecent images of children. |
| A 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have also been arrested and are 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. |
| Search warrant | Search warrant |
| 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. |
| A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "Officers from Nottinghamshire Police's Public Protection Department this morning arrested a 17-year-old man, a 21-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of the making and distributing of indecent images of children, at an address in Nottingham. | A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "Officers from Nottinghamshire Police's Public Protection Department this morning arrested a 17-year-old man, a 21-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of the making and distributing of indecent images of children, at an address in Nottingham. |
| "The arrests came about as the result of information passed from Greater Manchester Police late last night, which led to Nottinghamshire Police applying for a search warrant on an address in Nottingham." | "The arrests came about as the result of information passed from Greater Manchester Police late last night, which led to Nottinghamshire Police applying for a search warrant on an address in Nottingham." |
| We will now be working closely with our colleagues in both Greater Manchester and Nottinghamshire in relation to these new arrests Det Supt Michele Slevin Devon and Cornwall Police | We will now be working closely with our colleagues in both Greater Manchester and Nottinghamshire in relation to these new arrests Det Supt Michele Slevin Devon and Cornwall Police |
| Inquiries in Manchester led to the arrest of Colin Blanchard, 38, from Littleborough, near Rochdale, who appeared in court in Manchester on Tuesday. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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." |