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Suspect Charged in Jaboatão After Alleged Indecent Exposure to 9-Year-Old

The charge of satisfação de lascívia mediante presença de criança ou adolescente carries a two-to-four-year prison term under Brazilian law.

Overview

  • Police confirmed the case on Saturday after the incident occurred Thursday in the Piedade neighborhood of Jaboatão dos Guararapes.
  • Residents say the child was walking alone to a shop when the man exposed himself, and she fled to alert relatives.
  • Neighbors pursued, captured and beat the suspect before contacting authorities, causing injuries that required emergency care.
  • After treatment at the Imbiribeira UPA, he was taken to the 2ª Delegacia da Mulher in Prazeres and booked in flagrante for the specified offense.
  • Police reported he was sent to a custody hearing and remains at the disposal of the justice system, with both identities withheld.