A man was arrested on charges of stalking a 13-year-old girl who was playing with her cousin in a square in the Cordeiros district, in Itajaí, on the north coast, on Saturday evening (19). People at the scene would have attacked a man who hid in a building under construction.

The girls were playing in the playground when a man approached and “shaked his hand” – Photo: Military police / Reproduction / ND

The military police were called to the scene around 7 pm. Arriving at the scene, police spoke with witnesses who said that the man was hiding nearby.

According to witnesses, the man “passed his hand” over a girl playing in the playground. People who were present at the scene attacked the man after learning about the incident.

Military police officers found the suspect at a construction site with minor injuries and very frightened. He said that he was running from aggression.

The 13-year-old victim reported that she was with her cousin at the scene, and that when she was distracted, a man approached her and put his hand on her waist. At that moment, she pushed him away and went home to tell her aunt about it.

A ten-year-old cousin confirmed the message. She claimed that the man was drinking near work until he came up and put his hand on the waist of a 13-year-old girl.

A 55-year-old man who lives near the scene says he caught the man’s attention by saying “the girl is underage.” However, according to the man, he insisted and touched the girl, her private parts.

The suspect claims that he “did nothing to the girl.” He reports that he was drinking outside the construction site, in front of a friend’s house, and went close to the construction site to download music to his cell phone.

It was at this moment, according to him, that people should have approached him, claiming that he “mixed up” the girl.

He admitted to threatening to take the gun to protect himself, but told police that he did not have a firearm.

The suspect was taken to the UPA in the Cordeiros area for medical treatment. After his release, he was taken to the General Institute of Expertise (IGP) and to the Itajai Police Vigilance Centre.