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A depraved woman has admitted a string of horrific sex attacks on children after police caught her having "highly sexualised and exceptionally graphic" conversations online.

Vile Rebecca Holloway pleaded guilty to rape, conspiracy to sexually assault children and distributing indecent images - in a case described as 'one of the most distressing ever heard' at Grimsby Crown Court.

The 26-year-old, who had no previous criminal record, was exposed as a paedophile when cops came across the sick chats she had online about the serious sexual abuse of children.

A close-up picture of a girl's underwear was found when cops went to her house, Grimsby Live reports.

They also discovered sex toys and sexual images of children.

The went on to discover a girl had been sexually abused and raped, while a very young boy had suffered a sexual injury.

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Holloway has admitted two rape of a child offences, including on multiple occasions, and conspiracy to sexually assault a child under 13, as well as making and distributing indecent images of children.

Paul O'Shea, prosecuting at Grimsby Crown Court, said: "It's a depressing, serious and grave case."

He said Holloway sank to "real depths of depravity to satisfy her own sexual urges."

She has no previous convictions and was said to be of good character, so there was no reason for authorities to suspect her of anything until the shocking truth was uncovered.

Her social media profiles have now been removed.

She should have been sentenced over a year ago.

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But unusually, because of the seriousness and complexities of the case, the court ran out of time and the sentencing 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, later, in November last year, it was taken over by Judge Paul Watson QC to be started again from scratch.

But that still hasn’t happened and the case remains unresolved.

In the meantime, she is behind bars awaiting her sentence date to be fixed.