The Justice of Goiás sentenced, this Monday (10), the medium João Teixeira de Faria, known as João de Deus, to 99 years in prison for the crimes of rape of vulnerable and sexual violation through fraud. The sentences were handed down by judge Marcos Boechat Lopes Filho and involve eight victims who reported abuse suffered between 2010 and 2018, during spiritual consultations at Casa Dom Inácio de Loyola, in Abadiânia, Goiás. According to the decision, João de Deus will still have to pay the victims R$ 100,000 in moral damages. According to the Court of Justice of Goiás, João Teixeira de Faria has already been sentenced to 370 years in prison. Four lawsuits that are still ongoing could increase the penalty. In one of the lawsuits, which is related to allegations that surfaced between 2009 and 2011, the charges were dropped because the statute of limitations expired. Appeals can be made in all cases. In 2019, the Public Ministry of Goiás (MP-GO) filed nine complaints against João de Deus, in which he is accused of crimes such as rape of vulnerable and sexual violation. According to the MP, the crimes have occurred at least since 1990, being interrupted in 2018, when the first reports were released by the press. Agência Brasil contacted the medium’s defense and is waiting for a response.
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