This Thursday (31) in Guaramirim, north of Santa Catarina, a man was arrested on suspicion of raping his own stepdaughter. The victim is only six years old.

The suspect was arrested this Thursday (aged 31) in Guaramirim – Photo: Civil Police/Reproduction/ND

According to the Civil Police, there are indications that the crime has already happened for some time, and the abuse was committed when the child’s mother left for work. The victim told her mother about the situation about two months ago, but the woman took no action.

On August 18 last year, the Board of Trustees learned of this case and decided to move the mother and children to the home of the victim’s aunt. However, on the same day, the woman returned home with her daughter, which again put the child in contact with the suspect.

After the testimony of witnesses, the judge petitioned for the stepfather’s preventive detention and granted it. The judiciary also found that the mother does not maintain contact with the child, who will be under the care of the grandmother. The suspect was taken to the Jaragua do Sul Regional Prison.