EVIL nursery teacher Vanessa George – dubbed Britain’s worst ever female paedophile – is eligible for parole today.
HORROR: Convicted paedophile Vanessa George may be allowed out of prison
George, 45, abused a string of babies and toddlers in her care and has completed her minimum term of seven years in prison.
Horrified parents of some of those she abused say they are now living in fear of her potential freedom.
Mother-of-two George described herself as a "paedo whore mum" and the scale and depravity of her crimes shocked the nation.
She worked at Little Teds nursery in Plymouth, Devon, until her arrest on June 9, 2009, on suspicion of sexually assaulting a number of pre-school children in her care.
CONVICTED: Vanessa George has spent seven years in jail for sex assaults on kids
A court heard she also took indecent photographs of them to send to her online lover, Colin Blanchard in Greater Manchester.
In all she admitted to a total of seven sexual assaults of young children and six counts of distributing and making indecent pictures of children.
During her sentencing Judge Justice Royce said the case had caused "widespread revulsion and incredulity" and had "rocked the city of Plymouth”.
He said it was "effectively a life sentence," but said if George was no longer considered a threat after seven years she "could be released”.
A parent of one of her victims said they were horrified that her release was even a possibility.
They said: "It is horrifying to think she could be free after what she did.
"She is so clearly a danger to the public and is such an evil woman that I hope she is never released – but the mere fact we are talking about it as a possibility makes me sick to my stomach.
"We are living a life sentence for what she did to our children and in my view she should never be allowed out.
"Seven years is no punishment for what she did. I know she will never be allowed to return to Plymouth but just the thought of her walking the streets again is a chilling one."
A spokesman for the Parole Board said they would not comment on individual cases but said that once a prisoner's minimum term has been served, they have to be released if it is deemed they pose no risk to the public.
He said: "The law states that the offender is no longer held in prison as a punishment and can only be held in prison if they pose a risk to the public. It requires a court, in this case the Parole Board, to decide that issue.
"The Parole Board makes its decisions by assessing the risk the prisoner presents to the public."
He added: "It may only direct the release of a life sentence prisoner if it is satisfied that it is no longer necessary for them to be detained in order to protect the public from serious harm.
"If it is so satisfied, it is required to release the prisoner."
If George's application for parole is refused, she would not be able to apply again for a further three years, bringing her time up to 11 years.
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