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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.
Two men, aged 17 and 21, have also been arrested and are being questioned by police in Nottingham. 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.
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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 PoliceWe 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."