Nursery paedophile 'has started to name some of her child victims'

Detectives were today in talks with lawyers representing a nursery worker who abused young children amid claims that she has finally named some of her victims.

Vanessa George, 39, who worked at Little Ted's Nursery in Plymouth, is said to have identified up to 10 of the youngsters she abused.

The confession was made in custody and senior detectives are now examining the claims, according to reports.

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were investigating whether any of George's victims could be positively identified. A spokeswoman for the force said: "As part of ongoing inquiries, detectives from Devon and Cornwall Constabulary are involved in a dialogue with George's defence counsel, and the question of victim identification is part of that."

George's lawyer, Geoff Parlby, would not comment, a spokeswoman for his Plymouth-based law firm said.

George, from Plymouth, will be sentenced at Bristol crown court next month after pleading guilty to charges of indecent assault, taking indecent photos and distributing photos of children. Co-defendants Colin Blanchard, 39, from Rochdale, and Angela Allen, also 39, from Nottingham, have also admitted several sex offences.

The trio are said to have met on Facebook but police still do not know how they found each other.

In transcripts of police interviews, George admitted her crimes were "vile" and "disgusting", but refused to name any of the children. After her guilty plea this month, Mr Justice Royce urged her to reveal the identities.