Child is rescued from private prison inside a brothel in Goiás; parents are arrested

The parents of a 7-year-old child were arrested for keeping her in private prison inside a brothel in Santa Helena de Goiás.

The arrest took place this Wednesday (11) following an anonymous tip. Agents reported that the couple owns the place and kept the victim in degrading conditions.

According to investigations, the child relieved himself in a bucket and ate in his room. She had lived there since she was born.

The couple was charged with qualified false imprisonment, and the police seized marijuana from one of them. The 7-year-old victim will undergo forensic examinations.

The parents of a 7-year-old child were arrested on suspicion of keeping her in private prison inside a brothel in Santa Helena de Goiás, in the southwest region of the state. According to the Civil Police, the couple owns the establishment and kept the child in degrading conditions, next to rooms used for sexual programs.

The suspects were not identified, therefore, g1 was unable to contact them for a position and to find out if they had undergone a custody hearing.

The arrest took place this Wednesday (11). According to the information, the agents received an anonymous complaint stating that the child was living in lockdown, only allowed to go to school and without basic care. According to the city's Guardianship Council, the girl was locked up when she was rescued.

"The police began investigations and located the child in a room with no ventilation and no windows, located next to the rooms used for sexual programs," the police reported.

Despite this, according to police chief Humberto Soares, the child was not prostituted. According to the delegate responsible for the case, Humberto Soares, the parents reported that they knew they could not stay there, but that they were trying to move.

According to investigations, the child was not allowed to go outside the establishment and needed to relieve himself in a bucket, which was located inside the room. In the same place, she also ate her meals.

There are still reports that the child suffered attacks, in addition to being constantly woken up by movement in the brothel, where he had lived since he was born. Now, the child must undergo expert examinations.

"She says she was attacked, she was already attacked because she had to go to bed early and when she didn't sleep early, she was beaten. [...] It was with a slap, a belt, a piece of iron," said the police chief.

The owners of the establishment were charged with qualified false imprisonment. With one of them, the police seized a quantity of marijuana.