Maths tutor jailed for sexually abusing teenage boy at Nottinghamshire home

A private maths tutor, 37, who sexually abused a vulnerable teenage boy at her Nottinghamshire home has been jailed.

Nottinghamshire Police said that Holly Rouse-Sweeney tutored the boy online before organising to meet him at her home, where she had sexual contact with him on several occasions – despite being aware he was under the age of consent.

Police were called in May 2023 when the boy’s mother found inappropriate WhatsApp messages on his phone.

After Rouse-Sweeney was arrested, officers found several incriminating diary entries on her laptop in which she detailed the abuse, and even referred to the boy’s true age.

She later pleaded guilty to two counts of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a boy, and four counts of causing a boy to engage in sexual activity.

Rouse-Sweeney, now of Hebden Bridge, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday (August 9) and was jailed for six years and added to the sex offenders’ register.

She was also handed a restraining order forbidding her from any future contact with her victim, and made the subjection of a sexual harm prevention order, which will tightly restrict her activities when she is released.

Rouse-Sweeney had claimed that her actions had been influenced by a long-standing mental health condition.