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Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Macapá, Amapá, Brazil · 2026

Brazil: pastor convicted of raping a ten-year-old congregant, arrested as a fugitive after four years

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

pastor, Perpétuo Socorro neighborhood, Macapá

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

Reporting on the ministerial-authority mechanism is explicit: 'usava posição ministerial para abusar sexualmente de criança' (he used his ministerial position to sexually abuse a child) — the victim was a congregant drawn in through church-branded activity, not a relative.

  • Pastoral or clerical authority
  • Institutional obedience or isolation

Evidence structure

Proceedings

  1. 2026-05-05 · conviction and sentence; arrested as a fugitive

    Poder Judiciário do Amapá. A 51-year-old pastor was sentenced to 12 years and 5 months in closed regime for the aggravated rape of a 10-year-old girl who attended his church in 2020; he evaded arrest for four years before being located living behind the church in the Perpétuo Socorro neighborhood of Macapá and taken into custody on 5 May 2026. Police said he used his ministerial position and offered candy and religious films to draw children to his room; a second child, aged 7, was also identified as a possible victim.

Documented coercion mechanisms

  • ministerial position and residence adjoining the church used to draw children into his room
  • grooming with sweets and 'religious films' framed as church activity
  • administration of contraceptive medication and threats to maintain silence

Primary record

Sources

regional press arrest and sentencing report Diário do Amapá (2026) 'Pastor usava posição ministerial para abusar sexualmente de criança'.

'Ele oferecia guloseimas, como bombons, pipoca e refrigerantes, e convidava as crianças para assistirem a filmes religiosos em seu aposento.' English gloss: He offered treats such as candy, popcorn and soft drinks, and invited the children to watch religious films in his room.

regional press arrest report Cleide Freires (2026) 'Pastor condenado por estupro de vulnerável é preso pela Polícia Civil no Perpétuo Socorro'.

Reports the 12-year, 5-month sentence and the four-year fugitive period before arrest in the Perpétuo Socorro neighborhood of Macapá.

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