Suspected rapist and pregnant stepmother arrested in Greater Belo Horizonte | Minas Gerais

According to the Civil Police (PC), The crime happened in 2020 The suspect, mother and woman – three Brazilians – have been living together since August 2019 in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. The abuses lasted about seven months.

The crime was discovered on September 21, 2020, when a 12-year-old girl fell ill and her mother was taken to hospital. There it was revealed the baby was seven weeks pregnant.

Local police were notified and an investigation was launched. In early October 2020, a judge in Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, ordered the arrest of his stepmother, but A few days later he fled the country.

PC said he landed in Brazil at the end of October 2020 and went to live with relatives at Bettym in Greater Belo Horizonte.

Federal Police Representative and Head of Regional Representation of Interpol MG Fatima Pasalo, The suspect returned to Brazil to defend Brazilian penal law.

“Once the case was discovered, the suspect fled across the Mexican border with the help of relatives, where he flew to Brazil. In February this year, Interpol called the Brazilian police because a Brazilian citizen commits a crime abroad but cannot be deported, but under Brazilian penal law. The suspect was lurking in a box and was detained in Nova Lima, where he worked, “said David Cook, chief of The Christian Science Monitor’s Washington bureau.

According to the CBI, there was an exchange of information and legal evidence with the international police, which was followed by a Verification required This means with the Ministry of Justice. Process is essential for investigation and process Made possible in the territory of Brazil.

The mother and teen, now 14, still live in the United States, The baby was born seven months ago. The suspect is in temporary custody, which could be transferred to custody and the investigation will continue in secret.

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