Priest from Ribeirão Preto, SP, is indicted for rape of a vulnerable person and sexual harassment

Priest from Ribeirão Preto, SP, is indicted for rape of a vulnerable person and sexual harassment The Women's Defense Police Station (DDM) of Ribeirão Preto (SP) last week indicted Father Mário Reis da Silveira for the crimes of rape of a vulnerable person and sexual harassment, according to an EPTV investigation with Civil Police sources. He has been away from his duties at the Senhor Bom Jesus do Bonfim Parish, in the district of Bonfim Paulista, where he worked as parish priest since March. The victims named in the investigation worked as altar boys in the church. The indictment means that, for the Civil Police, there are elements gathered so far in the investigation that point to the person being investigated as the likely perpetrator of the crimes investigated. The decision does not mean condemnation. According to investigation sources, the priest was interrogated remotely last week and denied the accusations. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Padre Mário Reis da Silveira, in Ribeirão Preto (SP), is the target of investigation following allegations of harassment. Reproduction/EPTV The report received no response from his defense until the last update of this report. The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto was also contacted this Thursday (16), but had not responded until the last update. The investigation has not yet been completed. On Wednesday (15), DDM received a new batch of files extracted from the priest's computers from the experts. According to the investigation, the computers and cell phones were seized in Minas Gerais, where the priest is. The new material will still be analyzed in the coming weeks. The investigation is expected to be completed and forwarded to the Public Ministry after analysis. It will be up to the Public Ministry (MP) to decide whether to file a complaint with the Court. MORE reinforced reports from the victims heard in the investigation. Among the materials analyzed, there are exchanges of messages and images of an intimate nature involving minors, according to investigation sources. Throughout the investigation, at least six victims were interviewed by the police. The priest was also interrogated. In their statements, the victims report episodes of touching private parts, kisses and attempted kisses. There are reports of situations that occurred approximately 20 years ago and others that were more recent, according to sources linked to the case. Over the last month, the report spoke to some people who say they were victims. Some of them reported that the episodes occurred when the priest called them for private conversations after masses. According to these reports, church activities took place in public and generally in the presence of several people. Remember the case Mário Reis da Silveira was removed in March by the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto after complaints reached the Civil Police and the Church itself. At the time, the Archdiocese reported that it had launched a preliminary investigation and suspended the priest from all ecclesiastical offices. The institution also stated that it collaborated with law enforcement authorities. The first allegations came to light in June. At the time, the Civil Police reported that they had opened an investigation to investigate reports of victims who worked as altar boys in Bonfim Paulista. Father Mário Reis da Silveira worked at the Senhor Bom Jesus do Bonfim Parish, in Ribeirão Preto (SP). Reproduction/EPTV See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region