Child abuser jailed 18 years after admitting assaults to gardaí

In a victim impact report the victim stated that the abuse has left him with a life-altering condition of anxiety and depression.

Kevin Brazil (pictured here in July 2020) was first questioned about and admitted the abuse of this boy and another victim in 2002 but inexplicably the then-investigating garda did not send the file forward for prosecution. Photo: Collins Courts

A convicted child abuser has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for sexual assaults on a young boy 18 years ago.

Justice Michael White noted that Kevin Brazil (51) was first questioned about and admitted the abuse of this boy and another victim in 2002 but that inexplicably the then-investigating garda did not send the file forward for prosecution.