Priest is arrested suspected of abusing at least five children in Joinville and São Francisco do Sul!:o

eduardo88 (41)in #priest • 7 years ago

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One priest was arrested on suspicion of abusing at least five boys in parish houses in Sao Francisco do Sul and Joinville. The priest, a 36-year-old man, was detained after a civil police investigation and was arrested Friday afternoon at his mother's home in the Jardim Paraíso neighborhood in Joinville.

According to the head of the São Francisco do Sul Police Department, Marcel Araújo de Oliveira, the investigations began about two weeks ago, when relatives of four children denounced the religious leader. A fifth victim was identified during the investigation of the case, which according to the police, pointed out elements that the priest committed a rape crime of vulnerable:1

So far there is no indication of carnal conjunction, but we have gathered sufficient evidence that there were other forms of abuse that constitute rape of vulnerable, so much so that we submitted to the Judiciary the request for temporary arrest on Wednesday and, in less than 48 Hours, the request was accepted.

The allegations surfaced after one of the victims appealed to his father for a message in the Whatsapp application on May 22. The boy participated in a spiritual retreat organized by the priest in a parish of Joinville along with three other boys.

According to the delegate, at the time, the boy locked himself in the bathroom and asked his father for help. The man sought the children and along with other parents, made the complaint that originated the investigation. The children are from San Francisco do Sul and would have come to the retreat at the invitation of the priest, who worked for four years and nine months in a parish in the city. He had been transferred to Joinville about a month ago.