Woman convicted of pretending to be 12 years old and deceiving family 'understood the illicit nature of her actions', says MPSC

Woman who pretended to be 12 years old is convicted of embezzlement and false identity The Public Ministry of Santa Catarina (MPSC) stated that the 38-year-old woman, convicted of pretending to be 12 years old and deceiving a family for more than a year in Joinville (SC), had the capacity to understand the illicit nature of her own actions. Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira was sentenced on Thursday (20) to 1 year, 6 months and 10 days in prison and 4 months and 18 days in prison, in an initial semi-open regime. She was convicted of embezzlement and false identity. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp "The practice of the crimes narrated in the complaint was fully demonstrated, as well as the accused's ability to understand the illicit nature of the conduct and to determine herself in accordance with this understanding", informed prosecutor Ricardo Paladino, who acted at the hearing. Amanda was arrested on June 2 at the family home in Joinville, who knew her as "Gabriele" and took her in believing she was a victim of mistreatment. An aunt of the "adoptive parents", however, began not to believe the story and discovered, on the internet, similar stories involving the same woman in other states. ? Among the evidence added to the process are the report on a seized cell phone, statements from victims and witnesses. Justice and the defense keep the content of the documents used to support the sentence confidential. There is an appeal. ?? The initial semi-open regime, applied to Amanda's sentence, allows the convicted person to work or study during the day and return to the prison at night. Fake teenager Reproduction 38-year-old woman who pretended to be 12 is convicted of embezzlement and false identity The MPSC, which requested the woman's conviction, also requested the maintenance of preventive detention, as a way of ensuring the application of criminal law and avoiding criminal repetition. The request was accepted. After the decision, Amanda's defense said, in a statement, that it disagrees with the conviction and that "it will immediately adopt all legal measures and appropriate appeals to higher authorities, aiming to reform the decision and prove Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira's innocence." As a woman she was unmasked In testimony, she confessed that she carried out the same scam in Curitiba (PR), Nova Iguaçu (RJ), in addition to the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás and Ceará. The police discovered that, to support the disguise, Amanda claimed to have autism, arguing that her adult traits were the result of the forced use of hormones in childhood, when she was abused. In Joinville, Amanda lived as a kind of adopted daughter, using the name Gabriele, and even received weight loss pills, a birthday party, a room with decorations and children's toys. The Civil Police stated that she "emotionally kidnapped" the family. She also concealed childish behaviors, using bottles, pacifiers and "smells" to sleep. The investigation found that she also faked panic attacks at night, raised her voice and simulated neediness. Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira in an image provided by social worker Delma Soares, posing as a 12-year-old teenager. Personal Archive VIDEOS: g1 SC's most watched in the last 7 days