Can you trust anyone with kids?

A nursery worker has been charged with sexual assault and the distribution of indecent images of children.



Arrested nursery worker Vanessa George

Vanessa George, 39, was arrested on Monday after police swooped on her home in Efford, Plymouth, and the city's Little Teds nursery.

The 39-year-old has now been charged with four counts of sexual assault and three counts of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children.

Little Teds, which caters for about 60 children, has been closed as part of the investigation.

The arrest of the mother-of-two followed that of a man from Littleborough, near Rochdale.

Colin Blanchard, 38, appeared at Trafford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday charged with possessing and distributing indecent images.

Devon and Cornwall Police said computer equipment, including a disc containing images of "a serious nature", were among the items seized during its operation.

However, officers refused to confirm the images involved children at the nursery.