The military police were called on Saturday evening (1st) after witnesses reported an attack in the town of José Buate in Alto Vale do Itajaí. According to the complaint, residents attacked a man who allegedly abused a child.

The child’s clothes were seized for examination, the case should be investigated by the civilian police – Photo: Arquivo/Bruno Golembiewski/ND

Upon learning of the situation, the police confirmed the incident. The child’s father would tell the police that he discovered the abuse when he went to take his son, a 4-year-old boy, to take a bath.

According to the PM (military police) report, the 25-year-old man had to take the boy to the back of the building, next to the house where the victim lived. There, the suspect would caress the child’s private parts and buttocks.

After the violence was discovered, a riot broke out and the suspect was attacked by outraged residents. The persons involved in the aggression were not identified, but the suspected rapist was detained by the police and taken to the police center of Rio do Sul.

According to the military police, the clothes the boy was wearing at the time of the incident were seized for later examination. The case will be investigated by the Civil Police.