In a shocking case of child abuse, a British mother sent a picture of her own daughter to an online pedophile ring.
Vanessa George took the naked picture of her daughter Pearl, then 14, in May 2008 when the girl was coming out of the shower.
Police say that the 39-year-old mother put a caption under the photo that included "disgusting comments of a sexual nature," The News of the World reports.
A former employee at a Plymouth nursery, George recently pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children and infants in her care.
The Daily Mail newspaper reported that the mother of two may have abused up to 30 children at the nursery, 10 of whom she since has named.
Police found the image of Pearl on her mother's computer among several cell phone pictures of infants being abused at the nursery.
George has been arrested and is set to be sentenced Tuesday.
Pearl, now 15, denies having been sexually abused but says she'll never speak to her mother again.
"I want people to know why I really hate and despise her so much," she tells News of the World. "A mother is supposed to be there for her daughter, isn’t she? Not betray her."
Pearl, who has a 13-year-old sister named Grace, only learned of the nude photo of herself when police told her father, Andrew, about it.
"Our hearts go out to the families of the children Vanessa abused," Andrew says in the British tabloid. "But I hope people will also realize that we are also victims, especially after the way she humiliated and took advantage of our daughter."
Andrew says he plans to divorce his wife, despite the fact that their marriage was a relative success.
"We had a very loving relationship -- and a pretty good sex life, too," he tells News of the World. "She was my soul mate -- we were besotted."
Vanessa George reportedly sent photos of abused children to Angela Allen and Colin Blanchard, who also will be sentenced after admitting to crimes.
The news comes on the heels of The Independent on Sunday's recent exposé of pedophile Web sites that paint child abuse by women as "natural, educational and enjoyable."
The Independent reportedly found user profiles of supposed female teachers and doctors whose interests included "young girls" and "lesbian incest."
At George's sentencing, British police plan to seek to ban her for life from contact with children, including her own.
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