Vile child-sex offender Bradley Tye Long left one girl contemplating suicide and another the trauma of a miscarriage

The identity of a child-sex offender who left one girl contemplating suicide and another coping with a traumatic miscarriage can finally be revealed.

The family of a Mount Gambier man who sexually abused two young girls broke down in tears after their worst fears were confirmed and he was imprisoned.

Bradley Tye Long, 20, stood stoic in the dock as Judge Joanne Tracey handed down his five-year, eight-month prison sentence.

The court heard Long had left one of his victims “broken and haunted”, turning to self-harm and contemplating suicide, with the other falling pregnant and eventually suffering a miscarriage.

“(One victim) resorted to self-harm because she thought she deserved what happened to her and has had thoughts about taking her own life,” Judge Tracey said.

“(The other victim) has described being threatened or harassed and intimidated in public and says that she had to leave school for her safety.

“The trauma associated with her miscarriage has changed her and changed the way she thinks about herself.”

Long’s family attempted to shield his face from the media before fronting Judge Joanne Tracey in the Mount Gambier District Court for sexually abusing two children.

A family member of Bradley Tye Long stands in front of the sex offender, shielding him from the media. Picture: Arj Ganesan

Bradley Tye Long hid his face behind sunglasses and a mask. Picture: Arj Ganesan

Long’s identity had not been previously disclosed to protect the identity of his victims, but at the request of both, his identity has been revealed.

Long pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child one count of possession of child exploitation material and one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under 17.

Police discovered 17 files of child exploitation, with two deemed as category four on the Oliver scale, which depicts penetrative sexual activity between children only or adults and children.

One of the category four files was aggravated meaning the victim was under the age of 14. However, this file was uncharged, the court heard.

Bradley Tye Long's family broke down in tears after learning he will spend at least two years behind bars for sexually abusing two children. Picture: Arj Ganesan

The court previously heard Long had the intelligence of a 12-year-old and had googled what the age of consent was before sexually abusing one of his victims.

Bradley Tye Long will spend at least two years behind bars for sexually abusing two children. Picture: Supplied.

Prosecutor Tania Stevens told the court the man clearly understood what he did was wrong, despite any intellectual disability he may suffer from.

There was a brief overlap between the first and second victims, aged 14 and 16, at the time of the offending with Long encouraging his second victim to sleep at his house following his August 2021 arrest, the court heard.

“That’s when the sexual relationship in relation to her started,” Ms Stevens said.

The man’s lawyer Andrew Sim said his client’s verbal and problem-solving skills were significantly below average and had “the intellect of a child less than 12 years”.

“He’s likely to be an easy target for other prisoners,” Mr Sim said.

Long’s family began crying as they heard Long had received a head sentence of five years and eight months in prison with a non-parole period of two years and six months.

Outside of court the mum of one of the victims’ said she was glad he would be heading to prison.

“Do I think he deserves longer yeah — but I’m relatively happy because he is in custody,” she said.