The ex-husband of nursery paedophile Vanessa George says he is desperate to get out of the home they once shared.
Andrew George spoke out amid fears his ex-wife could be latest high-profile criminal released from an ‘indeterminate’ sentence like that handed to black cab rapist John Worboys.
Mr George, who divorced his wife after her sickening crimes emerged, has been stuck in the house in Plymouth from where she sent child abuse images to her internet lover Colin Blanchard.
Andrew George has told how his life is still in ruins after his ex-wife Vanessa was exposed as a paedophile, as it emerged she may be the next high-profile criminal released from prison
Like Worboys, Vanessa George was given an indeterminate sentence, but has now served the minimum seven-year term.
She was turned down for parole last year but is understood to have been moved to an open prison in what is feared to be an indication she may soon be released.
Speaking from the home they once shared in Plymouth, Mr George, said: ‘I must get out of this place – it’s killing me.’
The 50-year-old ex-gas fitter says he probably has a more difficult life than her inside as he tries to get by on £73-a-week benefits.
He added: ‘I feel like calling it a day. I’ve got a mountain of mortgage arrears and I’m too frightened to explain my predicament to the provider.
‘Add the fact that I have skin cancer I feel a complete mess and that the world is against me.
‘I fear I’m never going to get away from this house, which I realise is seriously affecting me. I need a clean break from these walls but I can’t see that happening any time soon.’
The couple (pictured on their wedding day) divorced after George’s crimes were exposed
He survived a previous suicide attempt and has fallen behind on his £60,000 mortgage for his semi-detached property.
He said he has struggled to keep work due to his association with his ex.
Nursery teacher Vanessa George abused a string of babies and toddlers in her care and was jailed in 2009.
George admitted seven sexual assaults of young children and six counts of distributing and making indecent pictures of children and was given an ‘indeterminate’ sentence of a minimum seven years.
Having already served that minimum term, she will be released whenever a parole board believes she is no longer a danger to society.
Vanessa George (left, in court sketch) has completed her minimum term and will be released when a parole board believes she is no longer a danger. Rapist Worboys (right) has been approved for release
Black-taxi rapist John Worboys has meanwhile been moved to a London jail ahead of his release.
Last week Justice Secretary David Gauke stressed that Worboys will not be freed until his licence conditions have been finalised, and victims signed up to a contact scheme have had their say on the restrictions.
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