Children’s Entertainer Arrested in Rio on Child Abuse Charge

Overview

• He was detained in Cascadura by the Civil Police’s child and adolescent unit on a preventive arrest warrant for estupro de vulnerável.
• Prosecutors made him a defendant after a complaint alleging he groped an 11-year-old at a December 2024 party in Bangu while dressed as Spider-Man.
• Police say his electronics were seized on March 20 and a June 12 forensic report confirmed child pornography involving minors.
• Authorities report prior international alerts, including two notices received by Brazil’s Federal Police from a U.S. organization about storage and sharing of child abuse material.
• He was sent to the state penitentiary system and awaits a custody hearing that will determine whether he remains jailed as the investigation continues.