Man who as teenager sexually abused his much younger brother throughout his childhood is jailed 

When victim threatened to report what was happening, his brother laughed and told him he had recordings of the abuse in a solicitor's office which he would reveal if a complaint was made, court told

Judge sentenced the 45-year-old to a total of 12 years in prison, with the last two years suspended, at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork on Thursday. Picture: Larry Cummins

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A boy was sexually abused from the age of five and throughout his childhood by his much older brother, who groomed him and even threatened he had recordings of the abuse in a solicitor’s office which he would reveal if a complaint was made.