Delegate talks about arrest of man suspected of raping stepdaughter in Bahia
A man was arrested on suspicion of raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter in Santa Maria da Vitória, in western Bahia. According to the city’s Civil Police, the temporary arrest was carried out this Friday (26), a week after the victim attempted suicide and was admitted to an Emergency Care Unit (UPA).
According to the delegate responsible for the case, Leyvison Rodrigues, the suspect will be detained until the end of the investigations. [Veja vídeo acima]
The sexual abuse was discovered by the victim’s father, after she was admitted to the UPA. He had access to the girl’s conversations with her friends on a messaging app, in which she says that she was raped by her stepfather since she was seven years old.
After the girl recovered from the suicide attempt, she confirmed to her father that she suffered abuse for four years.
The case was reported to the Santa Maria da Vitória police on Monday (22) and the victim was interviewed by a psychologist.
Upon being arrested inside the house this Friday, the suspect’s cell phone and tablet were seized.
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