A mum has admitted raping children in a case described as one of the ‘most distressing’ a judge has ever seen.
Rebecca Holloway, 26, had her crimes discovered after police found ‘highly sexualised and exceptionally graphic’ conversations she had online about the serious sexual abuse of children.
Officers investigating Holloway found sexual images of children in her possession as well as a close-up picture of girls’ underwear and sex toys.
They then discovered a girl had been raped and another child, a very young boy, had a sexual injury.
Last year Holloway admitted a list of child sexual offences, including two rapes at Great Grimbsy Crown Court.
However, this has now been revealed as Holloway was due to be sentenced last month.
Paul O’Shea, prosecuting, said: ‘It’s a depressing, serious and grave case.’
He added that Holloway sank to ‘real depths of depravity to satisfy her own sexual urges’.
Holloway has no previous convictions therefore there was no reason for authorities to suspect her of anything until the truth was uncovered, the court heard.
She has been waiting more than a year for sentence as proceedings have dragged on due to legal delays.
Part of her sentencing hearing was heard, but due to the seriousness and complexities of the case, the court ran out of time and it was abandoned to be restarted another day.
Recorder Bernard Gateshill, who was hearing it at the time, said: ‘This is a most distressing case. I have never before come across a case of such depravity.’
The case was adjourned to fix a date when all involved could attend for a half-day, part-heard sentencing hearing.
But, in November last year, the sentencing hearing was taken over by Judge Paul Watson QC to be started again from scratch.
However, that still hasn’t happened and the case remains unresolved.
In the meantime, Holloway is behind bars awaiting her sentence date to be fixed.
Holloway, of Rutland Street, Grimsby, admitted two child rape offences, conspiracy to sexually assault a child under 13, as well as making and distributing indecent images of children.
