Woman, Who Raped and Abused Children with a Man She Met on a Dating App, Found Dead in Prison

Mar. 15, 2025

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A convicted child rapist, who was serving a 12-and-a-half-year sentence, has died at a U.K. prison, authorities said.

Her death date was listed as Feb. 13 onthe Prisons and Probation Ombudsman’s site, with the investigation status listed as “in progress.”

HM Prison Low Newton did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Sunday, March 9.

Police in Durham toldThe Sunthat investigators do not believe there was any foul play. “Police were alerted to the discovery of a 31-year-old woman found hanged at HMP Low Newton. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner,” they said.

Wilson was sentenced to 30 years in prison, the outlet reported.

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According toThe Daily Mail, prosecutors said during the trial that the couple was caught after investigators became aware of Wilson in August 2017, when Lincolnshire Police found him attempting to purchase used children’s underwear on eBay.

Wilson’s home was raided soon after, the outlet reported, and police found evidence, including children’s clothing and a photo of a child on his phone. Investigators also discovered that he and Holloway had been exchanging messages about abusing children.

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During her sentencing, a judge told Holloway that she had been “encouraging Wilson when he was sexually abusing the girl and you played your part in the vile sexual acts to which she was subjected.”

“You derived perverted sexual pleasure from what he was doing. You were a willing, even enthusiastic, participant in what happened,” the judge told Holloway, perThe Daily Mail.“The full extent of the long-term impact of what you two did to the girl may never be known. But it is clear that it has had a profound effect upon her.”

Police are still investigating Holloway’s death, perTheSun, and her next of kin have been informed.

source: people.com