Outrage as Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing a Child is Given a Suspended Sentence
Brzozowski, a Polish national of Rotherham, had sex with the 15-year-old girl during one of a number of parties held at his home at which she and her friend were raped by other me
A man who sexually abused a vulnerable child at a party 13 years ago has been sentenced following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.
Jacek Brzozowski, 35, a Polish national of Rotherham, had sex with the 15-year-old girl during one of a number of parties held at his home at which she and her friend were raped by other men.
Brzozowski was yesterday, 21st May, sentenced to 21 months in prison, but this prison sentence was suspended for two years at Sheffield Crown Court. He has also been placed on the Sexual Offenders Register for 10 years.
Romauld Stefan Houphouet, 37, an Ivoirian national of Sheffield, and Absolom Sigiyo, 42, a Zimbabwean national of Rotherham, were previously sentenced to more than 38 years in total for rape and other offences against the girls at Sheffield Crown Court on 3 March.
The victims told investigators they were taken to numerous parties in Rotherham where they were given alcohol and abused by the men, some of whom openly referred to them as “fresh meat”.
At one of the parties Brzozowski, then aged 22, took one of the girls up to a bedroom, where he had sex with her. Houphouet, who had raped the girl previously, found them together and became angry. He told Brzozowski to leave and then raped the girl again in an act of revenge.
Specially trained officers from Operation Stovewood – the NCA’s investigation into historical allegations of horrific sexual abuse in Rotherham – contacted the women, who are both now in their 20s, after identifying they were potential victims. The women subsequently told officers about the abuse.
Many people have been left dumbfounded that Brzozowski has walked free from court with a suspended sentence when people are serving lengthy custodial sentences for text posts shared on social media.
One user expressed disbelief, stating, “Jacek Brzozowski raped a 15-year-old girl during one of a number of parties held at his home at which she and her friend were raped by other men. Brzozowski was today sentenced to 21 months in prison, suspended for two years. Lucy Connolly wrote one stupid tweet. 31 months.”
Another post questioned the judicial system: "How can you get 31 months in prison for a nasty tweet, but nothing for this?”
Another social media user sarcastically remarked, “Suspended sentence, but at least he didn’t send a mean tweet…”
Another user highlighted the case’s severity, noting Brzozowski’s role in a setting where multiple sexual assaults against children occurred, and contrasted his suspended sentence with a custodial sentence for a deleted social media post, calling the disparity ‘unjust.’
Senior NCA Investigating Officer Kath Blain said:
“Jacek Brzozowski lived in a house where two girls were repeatedly plied with alcohol and subjected to horrific sexual assaults at parties. He could have helped them but instead he took advantage of the situation for his own sexual gratification.“Our investigation, supported by the victim’s testimony, has ensured that Brzozowski has been held to account for his crime.
“There is no situation in which having sex with a child is legal, so I urge anyone who was sexually abused as a child – no matter how long ago, or if they believed at the time that it was consensual – to report it to police.”