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Serial abuser Kevin Brazil further sentenced for sex assault on boy (13)
Summary
Kevin Brazil, 53, was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13‑year‑old boy in Wicklow between January and July 2020. The boy was befriended by Brazil, who gave him money, alcohol and cigarettes, and took him to Blessington Lakes where Brazil offered drinks and cigarettes. The assault involved Brazil touching the boy's leg. Brazil has a long criminal record, including eight years already served for earlier sexual assaults, a 2004 sentence of three years with the final year suspended, and a 2021 sentence of two‑and‑a‑half years for a 12‑year‑old victim. He also pleaded guilty in 2024 to sexual assault and communication offences in the State. The court noted the boy's mother observed a "massive change" in her son after the offence. Brazil's 15‑month term is back‑dated to January and he will not be released from his other sentences until January 2027.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial abuser Kevin Brazil further sentenced for sex assault on boy (13). Charges or matters: one count of sexually assaulting the boy on a date between January and July 2020 at a location in Co Wicklow; communicating by way of technology with a child for the purpose of facilitating the sexual exploitation of the child at an unknown location between January 2, 2019 and July 21, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 2020 Incident
- August 2002 Incident
- March 2000 Incident
- July 2002 Incident
- January 1, 2019 Incident
- August 2, 2020 Incident
- January 2, 2019 Other
- July 21, 2020 Other
- January 2027 Incident
- 2022-12-20 Publication
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Convicted Person
Charges: one count of sexually assaulting the boy on a date between January and July 2020 at a location in Co Wicklow; communicating by way of technology with a child for the purpose of facilitating the sexual exploitation of the child at an unknown location between January 2, 2019 and July 21, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Brazil was sentenced in 2004 on 16 counts of sexual assault of another boy between March 2000 and July 2002. In April of this year, Brazil was jailed for five and a half years after pleading guilty to sexual assault at an unknown location in the State between January 1, 2019 and August 2, 2020.
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