One Pastor of a Church in the Jardim Vitória neighborhood, in the northeast region of Belo Horizonte, was indicted six times by rape five times by sexual violence through fraud and twice sexual harassment by the Civil Police of Minas Gerais (PCMG). The indictment of the 51-year-old suspect occurred on Tuesday (20).
According to investigations, crimes may have been committed over two decades. Delegate Larissa Mascotte, responsible for the inquiries, said that, according to reports, the first abuse occurred in 2003 and the latter was reported in 2023, but the complaint that gave rise to investigations was made only in April this year.
“In all cases he acted with the mode of execution similar, deceiving the victims. This pastor used God’s Word to commit crimes, committed these acts on church premises, before or after services, and also in times of prayer. He quoted Bible verses during sexual abuse and said a anointed of God, and that the victims could not oppose their acts,” told the delegate.
In order not to be punished over all these years, he used some strategies. “In addition to putting the victims against each other, it made a point of discrediting the behavior and social life of these women before the Church to stay unpunished,” the delegate added.
Seven inquiries were completed and sent to the court based on the reports of the victims, which are between 31 and 50 years old. In addition, during the facts, sexual practice was identified against a 12 -year -old, daughter of one of the victims of the investigated. An eighth woman should still formalize the complaint.
Also during the investigations, PCMG called for the remand of the suspect, who was summoned and presented a demonstration through a lawyer that he would be sick and would manifest himself only in court.
This content was originally published in a religious leader is indicted for rape and sexual violence in MG on CNN Brazil.
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