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Serial child abuser gets 2.5 years in case where file 'inexplicably' not sent to DPP
Summary
Kevin Brazil, aged 51, was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12‑year‑old boy in 2002. The boy was lured into Brazil's flat with the promise of high‑end electronic gadgets and was psychologically coerced into further sexual acts. Brazil had been questioned by Gardaí at Rathmines Garda Station in 2002 and had admitted to the abuse, yet the file was inexplicably not forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions. In July 2020 Brazil pleaded guilty to six counts of child sexual assault and received a fully suspended three‑year sentence. In January 2021 the Central Criminal Court, presided over by Justice Michael White, imposed a five‑year sentence, reduced to two and a half years, taking into account the delay in prosecution, Brazil's cooperation and guilty plea. The victim reported lasting anxiety and depression as a result of the abuse.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial child abuser gets 2.5 years in case where file 'inexplicably' not sent to DPP. 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 12 year old 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
- 2021-01-19 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 12 year old 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.
Places mentioned
- The Central Criminal Court
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- gardai at Rathmines Garda Station
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