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How the three defendants met

A Plymouth nursery worker and her two co-defendants have pleaded guilty to a number of charges relating to sexual assaults against young children.

Vanessa George, 39, from Plymouth, Angela Allen, 39, from Nottingham and Colin Blanchard, 39, from Rochdale, appeared at Bristol Crown Court.

Between them they faced 37 counts of sexual assault and distributing indecent images of children.

Detective Superintendent Adrian Pearson from Nottinghamshire Police was involved in the investigation into Vanessa George.

Describing the case he said, "the cunning they have all used for their own ends is really, really shocking".

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