Victims are speaking out after a ‘very dangerous’ sexual predator who drugged and raped straight men was jailed for 22 years.
Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto, 36, deliberately targeted straight men as he believed they would be less likely to report him to police.
He was convicted by a jury of drugging and sexually assaulting two men whom he attacked at his Oxfordshire home.
Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto (pictured during a police interview), 36, deliberately targeted straight men as he believed they would be less likely to report him to police
Neto (pictured without any trousers on as he was arrested) was convicted by a jury of drugging and sexually assaulting two men whom he attacked at his Oxfordshire home
Following a trial, Da Silva Neto was found guilty by a majority jury of: Two counts of administering a substance with intent to stupefy / overpower to allow sexual activity; One count of rape; Two counts of causing a male aged 13 or over to engage in a penetrative sexual activity without consent.
He was previously convicted of seven drug possession offenses.
One of his victims said: ‘Whilst I have little memory of that night, I unfortunately had to hear of the awful things this man did to me against my will. It is something I will have to live with for the rest of my life and will cross my mind every day …
Following a trial, Da Silva Neto was found guilty by a majority jury of: Two counts of administering a substance with intent to stupefy / overpower to allow sexual activity; One count of rape; Two counts of causing a male aged 13 or over to engage in a penetrative sexual activity without consent
‘I can’t bear the feelings of stress, terror and anxiety that it causes me, on top of everything else …
I take great comfort knowing that I have been able to support the police in making sure this never happens again and that I was able to break the chain and protect others from this monster. ‘
And another said: ‘The feeling of being drugged was horrendous and a feeling I will never forget for as long as I live …
‘Then I came too whilst he was doing what he did, and this is something that will live with me for the rest of my lift, an image I replay over and over in my mind …
‘Even now, eight months later, I have been unable to tell my family or any of my friends about what happened. How can I tell them about this? What words would I use? So I live with this alone every day …
‘Sometimes I still lose my vision and my hearing, and I feel the only thing that helps is laying in a cold bath of water to try and calm myself down. I have panic attacks and just struggle to cope with everything, I then can’t sleep which doesn’t help my mental wellbeing. I have been diagnosed with PTSD. I regularly see a counselor and a psychologist …
‘I don’t know if I will ever fully trust people again. How can I when someone I knew could do something like that to me? ‘
The jury cleared him of one count of kidnapping; one count of committing an offense with intent to commit a sexual offense; One count of administering a substance with intent to stupefy / overpower to allow sexual activity.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said today: ‘On November 10 last year, the first victim, a man, was with Da Silva Neto at a property in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire.
‘They both had some alcoholic drinks, when the victim started to feel tired and lost consciousness. Later, the victim awoke to find Da Silva Neto sexually assaulting him.
‘However, the victim could not move his limbs due to the effects of drugs that Da Silva Neto had administered in the drinks the victim had consumed earlier in the evening.
‘A month later, on December 10, Da Silva Neto, whose address was given as Riverlight Quay, Wandsworth, south London, targeted his second victim, another man. The victim was enjoying a night out at a bar in Chelsea, Central London.
‘Upon leaving the bar, the victim tried to organize a taxi, when he met Da Silva Neto who was driving a vehicle in the area. The victim cannot remember any further details about the rest of the evening, other than being forced to consume a short drink.
‘When the victim awoke the next day he was in an unknown property, which Thames Valley Police later established was the same property in Middle Barton in which the first victim was sexually assaulted. This victim had been drugged and raped by Da Silva Neto.
‘During the trial, the prosecution presented evidence that Da Silva Neto had spent the earlier part of the evening of December 10, approaching males in public toilets and attempting to engage with them.
‘The prosecution also presented evidence of Da Silva Neto’s possession, use and knowledge of the effects of Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), substances, which in appropriate dosages can anesthetise, incapacitate or effect the consumer’s ability to recall events without necessarily immobilizing them completely. ‘
Investigating officer, Detective Inspector James Holden-White said: ‘I am pleased that Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto has been jailed for 22 years for his heinous crimes. Da Silva Neto is a sexual predator and a very dangerous man, as such the streets are a much safer place with him behind bars.
‘Da Silva Neto used what presents as a well-practiced modus operandi; targeting men, administering a substance to incapacitate and overpower his chosen victim, and then engaging in sexual activity with them, knowing they are not in a position to consent.
‘Da Silva Neto deliberately targeted heterosexual men whom he believed would be especially unlikely to report the offenses to police, but he was wrong. The two victims have shown immense bravery throughout and it is because of them that Da Silva Neto has been convicted and jailed.
‘We are keeping an open mind as to the possibility that Da Silva Neto has committed other offenses.
‘Therefore, if you have any information regarding this investigation please contact Thames Valley Police via the following email address OperationJion@thamesvalley.police.uk’
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