Attorney General Among 8
Arrested For Pedophilia
Racket in Brazil
Brazilian federal police
on Friday arrested the
attorney general of the
northern state of
Roraima, Luciano Alves
de Queiroz, and seven
other people allegedly
involved in a pedophilic
racket.
The other suspects are a
state police major, a
regional electoral court
employee, two
entrepreneurs, two drug
dealers and the mother
of one of the abused
children.
Police said Major
Raimundo Gomes was the
leader of a pedophilic
network, which had the
arrested attorney
general, entrepreneurs
and politicians as its
clients in Roraima. The
drug dealers were
charged with providing
drugs to the kids
involved.
The accused sexually
exploited girls aged
from six to 14, said a
report released by the
child care authorities
of Boa Vista, Roraima's
capital city.
State Governor Jose
Anchieta Jr. said he
regretted and deplored
the alleged
participation of the
attorney general in the
network, adding that De
Queiroz and Major Gomes
would be dismissed from
their positions if the
charges are confirmed.
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