Father Arrested in Duque de Caxias Over Alleged Grooming of 13-Year-Old After Cinema Sting

Overview

• Police from the 59th precinct detained the 32-year-old in flagrante at a shopping-center cinema after he arranged a meeting with the girl.
• Authorities say he is the father of a classmate and obtained the girl's contact from his son's phone before sending explicit messages.
• Messages included sexual proposals, offers of money and requests for photos in sensual poses, according to the Civil Police.
• The girl's mother monitored the chats, posed as her daughter and used a PIX receipt to confirm the suspect's identity before alerting officers.
• He faces charges including rape of a vulnerable person and resistance, and he stayed silent at the station as detectives seized his cellphone.