UK paedophile gang leader jailed

The leader of a UK-based online paedophile ring which drew in four female accomplices was today given an indeterminate sentence with a minimum term of nine years.

IT consultant Colin Blanchard, 40, convinced four women – Vanessa George, 40, Tracy Lyons, 41, Tracy Dawber, 44, and Angela Allen, 40 – to sexually assault young children and share the images.