Jiu-jitsu professor investigated for raping students is arrested in Manaus Jiu-jitsu professor Carlos Vieira Holanda, arrested this Monday (6), in Manaus, underwent a custody hearing and had his preventive detention maintained by the courts. He is being investigated by the Civil Police of Amazonas (PC-AM) on suspicion of rape of a vulnerable person, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation of teenagers. Until the last update of this report, at least seven teenage students had been identified as victims, but the police believe that the number could be higher. According to police chief Mayara Magna, head of the Specialized Police Station for Child and Adolescent Protection (DEPCA), the suspect "promised kimonos, promised to pay for registration fees and ended up taking these teenagers to an environment he couldn't, a hotel, and ended up raping them". ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp DEPCA discovered that the scheme went beyond the abuses committed by the teacher himself. The investigation showed that he also worked in the sexual exploitation of teenagers, intermediating their contact with sponsors to obtain financial benefits. "One of them, he forced this girl to go to the businessman and that she had to make sexual content with this businessman. Then he also recruited these teenagers so that he could also benefit from these businessmen", said delegate Mayara Magna. According to the police, the person being investigated used to offer the victims to businessmen under the pretext that they were teenagers who had just arrived in the sport. "He even mentioned, not in those words per se, but that he had new girls. This was common for him. Then these sponsors, unfortunately also abusers, who will answer for the crimes, ended up taking advantage of these victims' vulnerabilities", explained the head of DEPCA. Jiu-jitsu teacher Carlos Vieira Holanda is arrested on suspicion of raping at least 7 students and offering them to businessmen in Manaus Daniel Ramos/Rede Amazônica Attempted escape through the roof The jiu-jitsu teacher was already considered a fugitive from justice. At the end of May, the Specialized Police Station for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (DEPCA) even released Carlos' photo to ask for the public's help with information about his whereabouts. This Monday (6), Carlos was located at around 6 am in his own residence, where the whole family was sleeping. To avoid arrest, the suspect had modified the location to create strategic exits. "He had already set up several escape routes. Even today, when we entered the house and tried to arrest him, he jumped onto the slab and from there there were several, what can I say, boards that made it seem like he was going to escape. However, we had already investigated the entire area and there were police officers everywhere", reported the delegate. A man who was at the scene tried to run to warn the teacher about the arrival of the agents, but the team acted quickly and made the arrest. Everyone involved who helped the fugitive hide will also be investigated. When taken to the police station, the person being investigated preferred not to give a formal statement, but claimed to be innocent. "I still questioned why he ran away, since he was innocent, and he didn't respond," said the delegate. READ ALSO: Pastor is arrested in AM suspected of abusing a child after approaching the family with prayers to 'drive away demons', says police Businessman suspected of raping teenagers used promises of trips, cell phones and jobs in AM