NI school chef allegedly raped boy and took photo to ensure his silence, court told

A school chef allegedly raped a teenage boy and took a photograph to ensure his silence, the High Court heard today. rosecutors claimed 56-year-old Kevin Thomas Breen sexually abused the child after chatting on Snapchat and manipulating him into meeting at a derelict house. Breen, of Freughmore Road in Fintona, Co Tyrone, denies charges of rape and inciting the boy to engage in sexual activity. The alleged offences were committed on dates in September and October last year. He was arrested last month following a complaint that the teenager had been targeted by an unknown man. During police interviews the boy said he began online communication months earlier with someone who asked to be added to his Snapchat. Believing they were of similar age, he said they continued chatting for months about football and other general topics. But in September he messaged to say he was going for a walk and then noticed a man walking towards him. A Crown lawyer said the stranger approached and said: “You probably don’t recognise me. I’m the one from Snapchat.” The boy told police he was scared and tried to get home, but was grabbed and led to an abandoned building. It was…
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