Rape of a vulnerable person (illustrative image) Reproduction A 19-year-old man was arrested in the act, this Monday (27), suspected of raping a vulnerable person after a 12-year-old teenager was admitted to a pregnant health unit, in Limoeiro de Anadia, in Agreste de Alagoas. According to the Military Police, the man claimed to be in a relationship with the teenager and said he was the baby's father. The incident was recorded around 2pm, at the Nossa Senhora das Dores Mixed Health Unit. The medical team contacted the Guardianship Council after identifying the age and pregnancy of the underage patient. ?Join the g1 Alagoas channel The Guardianship Council requested support from the Military Police, which sent a team from the Military Police Group (GPM) of Limoeiro de Anadia, belonging to the 3rd Military Police Battalion (3rd BPM). According to the PM, the man was accompanying the teenager to the health unit. To the police, he confirmed the relationship and stated that the teenager had told him she was 15 years old.
19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of rape of vulnerable girl after 12-year-old girl seeks hospital while pregnant
Rape of a vulnerable person (illustrative image) Reproduction A 19-year-old man was arrested in the act, this Monday (27), suspected of raping a vulnerable person after a 12-year-old teenager was admitted to a pregnant...
The PM also reported that the man declared that he was the father of the child. The teenager remained in the health unit, where she was stable and under the care of the medical team. The police also located the teenager's mother, who went to the Police Center in Arapiraca. According to the report recorded by the PM, she stated that she knew that her daughter was under 14 years old and said that the teenager had already left home before, in addition to reporting difficulties in monitoring her behavior. The man was taken to the Police Center, in Arapiraca, where he was charged with rape of a vulnerable person. The case was registered based on article 217-A of the Penal Code, which deals with sexual acts with minors under 14 years of age. What the law says Crime rape of a vulnerable person is legally provided for in art. 217-A of the Penal Code (Decree-Law No. 2,848/1940), included by Law No. 12,015/2009 Victim is under 14 years old: any sexual act with a person under 14 years old constitutes rape of a vulnerable person. The law considers vulnerability absolute. Current penalty: 10 to 18 years imprisonment and fine. The penalty was increased by Law No. 15,280/2025 Consent does not matter: the law establishes that the punishment is applied regardless of consent, previous sexual experience or pregnancy resulting from the crime. It also applies when the victim, regardless of age, does not have discernment for the act due to illness or mental disability or cannot offer resistance for another reason. If there is serious bodily injury: penalty of 12 to 24 years' imprisonment and fine If there is death: penalty of 20 to 40 years' imprisonment and fine Heinous crime: rape of a vulnerable person is listed in Law No. 8,072/1990 (Heinous Crimes Law)
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