36-year-old Dean Bradley from Neath sexually assaulted his victim over the course of a year. The victim had the strength to disclose the horrific abuse to her mother at the end of last year, after she discovered a suspicious “yellow-white discharge” on a pair of her daughter’s underwear as she was doing the laundry.
Swansea Crown Court heard that the visibly upset and shaken girl described to her mother the sexual acts Bradley had subjected her to on a number of occasions, and the “sick, weird” videos he made her watch of people having sex.
Police forensics teams subsequently matched DNA on the girl’s underwear to Bradley.
The girl’s mother described Bradley as a “danger to society and all children” and a “monster of a man” who “psychologically groomed” her daughter.
After changing his plea from not guilty to guilty Bradley was convicted of 3 counts of Assaulting a child under the age of 13 by penetration and three counts of causing a child under 13 to watch/ look at an image of sexual activity.
Bradley was sentenced on Monday June 23, 2025, at Swansea Crown Court to 12 years and 8 months in prison and will be added to the sex offenders register for life. He will also be subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and Restraining order.
Detective Constable James Carver from South Wales Police said: “Dean Bradley caried out a horrific attack against a defenceless child.
“We commend the bravery of the victim in having the courage to speak up, having lived with this awful experience. We hope that they will no longer have to live in fear of Dean Bradley.”
