Overview
- Footage from Oct. 13 shows men breaking into the rectory in Nova Maringá, Brazil, where a 21-year-old fiancée was discovered hiding under a bathroom sink.
- Rev. Luciano Braga Simplicio was seen in gym shorts and later said he had only allowed the woman to shower or change.
- Both the priest and the woman deny having sexual relations, according to multiple reports citing their statements.
- The Diocese of Diamantino says an internal canonical investigation is underway and that prescribed measures are being taken under the 1983 Code of Canon Law.
- Local outlets and a community blog allege the priest brought the woman to the residence earlier that morning, a claim not independently verified, and no criminal charges or church sanctions have been announced.