The victims speak after a “very dangerous” sexual predator who drugged and raped heterosexual men was jailed for 22 years.
Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto, 36, deliberately targeted heterosexual 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 heterosexual men as he believed they would be less likely to report him to police.
Neto (pictured without pants on when 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 charges of administering a substance with intent to stupidize / dominate to permit sexual activity; A rape count; Two charges of causing a man 13 years of age or older to engage in penetrating sexual activity without consent.
He was previously convicted of seven drug possession offenses.
One of his victims said, “Although I have little memory of that night, unfortunately I had to listen to the horrible things this man did to me against my will. It’s something I will have to live with. rest of my life and it will go through my head every day …
Following a trial, Da Silva Neto was found guilty by a majority jury of: Two charges of administering a substance with intent to stupidize / dominate to permit sexual activity; A rape count; Two charges for causing a man 13 years of age or older to engage in penetrating sexual activity without consent
“I can’t stand the feelings of stress, terror and anxiety it causes me, in addition to everything else …
I am very comforted to know that I have been able to support the police to make sure that this never happens again and that I have been able to break the chain and protect others from this monster. “
And another said, “The feeling of being drugged was horrible and a feeling I’ll never forget as long as I live …
Full statements from the victims
Victim A: “I went out with my classmates. The next morning I woke up miles from home in a strange house with a man I had never met. The feeling of panic I felt that morning is indescribable and I never being so terrified in my life.Calling my wife crying and calling on the phone is a memory she can never forget and that has left her traumatized.The weeks that followed were incredibly difficult for me and for all my close ones, sleepless nights and severe anxiety that forced my wife and me to stop working.
“Although I have little memory of that night, unfortunately I had to listen to the horrible things this man did to me against my will. It’s something I will have to live with for the rest of my life and it will happen to me. by the head every day.
“I have decided not to take my right to read my victim impact statement in person in court as I have needed all the strength I have to keep trying to live every day like a normal person and every time I I get a call from the police, an email or having to attend an appointment related to that night takes me straight to the moment I woke up in that house.I can’t stand the feelings of stress, terror and anxiety it causes me , in addition to everything else.
“I’m lucky to have an amazing support system around me and my wife, friends and family have outdone me. I’m very comforted to know that I’ve been able to support the police to make sure this doesn’t happen. it will never happen again and I have been able to break the chain and protect others from this monster. I would like to deeply thank all those involved in the case for your continued support and success in bringing this person to justice. “
Victim B: “That night in November 2021, my life changed forever, as a person I have changed and I will never be the same again. I trusted him. I think if I could do this to someone I knew, what could I do to someone I didn’t know or someone younger than me?
“The feeling of being drugged was horrible and a feeling I will never forget while I live. I felt instantly like I wanted to sleep, I felt like I needed to lie down, I could barely stand up, my speech didn’t Then I came too as he did what he did, and that is something that will accompany me for the rest of the ascent, an image that I reproduce over and over in my mind. not to mention, but knowing what was going on is a feeling I will never be able to forget or describe to anyone.
“Right after what happened, I couldn’t sleep, eat or talk to anyone about what had happened and I felt like I was walking in a trance for days and it made me feel like I was losing my mind. I felt like what it had happened to me I was eating inside.It is the worst experience I have ever had or survived.
“Even now, eight months later, I haven’t been able to explain what happened to my family or any of my friends. How can I tell them that? What words would I use? So I live with that alone every day.
‘I’m heterosexual. I am a Catholic. This has had a huge effect on these two parts of my life. I think he has already done so and it will affect future intimate relationships. I’ve always liked female company, but for now I feel incapable of entering into a relationship. From that, I just don’t feel able to socialize with people. I hope someday I’ll be able to, but at the moment I can’t cope going out and being with people and I don’t know how I’ll be able to move forward with that part of my life.
“Sometimes I still lose my sight and hearing, and I feel like the only thing that helps is to lie in a cold water bath to try to calm down. I have panic attacks and I just struggle to cope. all, then I can’t sleep, which doesn’t help my mental well-being.I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD.I regularly see a counselor and a psychologist.
“I still get very angry at what he did to me and how he made me feel and changed me forever as a person. I’ll never be the fun-loving person again who liked to hang out with friends. I don’t know if I will never fully trust people again.How can I when someone I knew could do such a thing to me?
“In the eyes of the law this may already be over, but for me I will have to live with what made me forever and nothing will change that.”
“Then I also came while he was doing what he did, and that’s something that will accompany me for the rest of my lift, an image that I reproduce over and over in my mind …
“Even now, eight months later, I haven’t been able to explain what happened to my family or any of my friends. How can I tell them that? What words would I use? So I live with that alone every day. .
“Sometimes I still lose my sight and hearing, and I feel like the only thing that helps is to lie in a cold water bath to try to calm down. I have panic attacks and I just struggle to cope. all then I can’t sleep, which doesn’t help my mental well-being I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD I regularly see a counselor and a psychologist …
“I don’t know if I’ll ever fully trust people again. How can I do something like that when someone I met?
The jury excluded him from a kidnapping charge; a charge for committing a crime with intent to commit a sexual offense; A count of administration of a substance with the intention of stupid or dominating to allow sexual activity.
A Thames Valley police spokesman said today: “On November 10 last year, the first victim, a man, was with Da Silva Neto on a property in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire.
“They both drank alcohol, when the victim began to feel tired and lost consciousness. Later, the victim woke up and found Da Silva Neto sexually assaulting him.
“However, the victim was unable to move his limbs due to the effects of the drugs Da Silva Neto had administered to the drinks the victim had consumed in the early evening.
“A month later, on December 10, Da Silva Neto, whose address was given as Riverlight Quay, Wandsworth, south London, pointed to his second victim, another man. The victim was enjoying one night in a Chelsea bar in central London.
“When leaving the bar, the victim tried to arrange a taxi, when he met Da Silva Neto who was driving a vehicle in the area. The victim does not remember more details about the rest of the night, apart from having forced to consume a short drink.
“When the victim woke up the next day he was on an unknown property, which Thames Valley police later established was the same property in Middle Barton where the first victim was sexually assaulted. That victim had been drugged. and raped by Da Silva Neto.
“During the trial, the prosecution presented evidence that Da Silva Neto had spent the first part of the night of December 10, approaching the men in the public restrooms and trying to relate to them.
“The prosecution also presented evidence of the possession, use and knowledge by Da Silva Neto of the effects of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), substances that, in appropriate doses , may anesthetize, incapacitate or affect the consumer’s ability to recall events without necessarily completely immobilizing them. ‘
Investigating officer Detective Inspector James Holden-White said: “I am glad that Luiz Inacio Da Silva Neto has been imprisoned for 22 years for his heinous crimes. Da Silva Neto is a sexual predator and a very dangerous man. as the streets are a much safer place with him behind bars.
‘Da Silva Neto used what is presented as a well-practiced modus operandi; address men, administer a substance to incapacitate and dominate the chosen victim, and then engage in sexual activities with them, knowing that they are not in a position to consent.
“Da Silva Neto deliberately targeted heterosexual men who he believed would be especially unlikely to report crimes to the police, but he was wrong. The two victims have shown immense …