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Serial sex abuser attacked, blackmailed boy (12)
Summary
Kevin Brazil, 51, was convicted of sexually assaulting a 12‑year‑old boy in 2002. He lured the child to his flat with promises of high‑end electronic gadgets, then psychologically tortured him by threatening to expose the incident to the boy's friends if he did not return for further sexual acts. Brazil was first questioned in 2002 and made admissions to Gardaí at Rathmines Garda Station, but the files were never forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions. In July 2023 he received a fully suspended three‑year prison sentence after pleading guilty to six counts of sexual assault. At the sentencing hearing in January 2024, the victim reported lasting anxiety and depression, and the court noted the delay in prosecution. Judge Michael White ordered a custodial sentence, remanding Brazil for sentencing on 19 January 2024.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial sex abuser attacked, blackmailed boy (12). Charges or matters: six counts of sexually assaulting a child in the city on unknown dates between April 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002; sexual assault of the child on dates between May and August 2002 at a place in Dublin city. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 1, 2002 Incident
- June 30, 2002 Incident
- August 2002 Incident
- March 7, 1995 Incident
- November 2004 Incident
- January 19 Adjournment
- 2021-01-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: six counts of sexually assaulting a child in the city on unknown dates between April 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002; sexual assault of the child on dates between May and August 2002 at a place in Dublin city (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Last July Brazil received a fully suspended prison sentence of three years after he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to six counts of sexually assaulting a child in the city on unknown dates between April 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002. In November 2004 he was jailed for two years for sexual assault.; He remanded Brazil in custody for sentence on January 19, next.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- to gardai at Rathmines Garda Station
Topics
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