A 10-year-old child was raped in the early hours of Tuesday (11) in downtown Xancere, west of Santa Catarina. According to the prime minister (military police), the suspect in the crime is the girl’s stepfather and has been detained.

A mother called the police when she found her husband nearly naked with her daughter – Illustrative Image: Pixabay/Disclosure/ND

The case was registered around 1:20 am when the girl’s mother, a 28-year-old woman, called the police.

According to the prime minister, she told the police that she found her husband, a 35-year-old man, with a child. The woman said that her partner was practically naked and touched her daughter’s genitals.

The man was arrested and taken to the Xancere civilian police station. His name is not given. The case should be investigated by the DPCami (Delegation for the Protection of Children, Adolescents, Women and the Elderly).