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Two arrested in investigation into child sexual exploitation network in Rio
Police arrested two people in an investigation into a suspected child sexual exploitation network in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The man, arrested in the Gávea neighborhood, is alleged to have helped recruit victims and organize the group; a woman was arrested in Nova Iguaçu.
Investigators say the group used messaging apps to offer children and teenagers of both sexes in exchange for money or benefits such as phones.
Police are also investigating parties where sexual abuse may have taken place, including alleged cases involving babies as young as five months.
The arrests are part of the second phase of an investigation that began with a lawyer as a target and later identified other suspects.
The crimes under investigation include rape of a vulnerable person, facilitating prostitution and producing child sexual abuse material.
Police are continuing to search for other suspects and are trying to identify people who may have used the network’s services.
Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested two people suspected of involvement in a child sexual exploitation network.
A man described by investigators as a suspected leader was arrested in Gávea, in the city’s South Zone.
A woman suspected of involvement was arrested in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense region.
Investigators say the group used messaging apps to offer children and adolescents in exchange for money and material benefits.
Police are also investigating alleged abuse at parties organized by the group and are searching for other suspects.
- Who
- A man suspected of leading the network and a woman suspected of involvement were arrested.
- What
- They were arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged child sexual exploitation network.
- When
- Saturday (10).
- Where
- The man was arrested in Gávea, Rio de Janeiro; the woman was arrested in Nova Iguaçu.
- Why
- They are suspected of involvement in the network, which allegedly recruited and exploited children and adolescents.
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The investigation began with a lawyer as a target.
Police identified other suspects and arrested a man in Gávea and a woman in Nova Iguaçu.
- Arrests
- Two suspects
- Man’s arrest location
- Gávea, Rio de Janeiro
- Woman’s arrest location
- Nova Iguaçu, Baixada Fluminense
- Investigating unit
- DCAV (Delegacia da Criança e do Adolescente Vítima)
- Alleged exchange
- Children and adolescents offered for money and material benefits
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