Man arrested on suspicion of humiliating women through fake profiles in Greater Natal

A 29-year-old man was preventively arrested this Thursday (5), suspected of stalking, offending and humiliating women through fake profiles on social media. The arrest was carried out by the Civil Police in São Gonçalo do Amarante, in the Metropolitan Region of Natal.

According to investigations, the man used fake accounts to attack women online, with misogynistic messages. The conduct was recurrent and several victims sought out the authorities to report the suspect.

Delegate Paoulla Maués, from the Specialized Police Station for Combating Racial Crimes, Intolerance and Discrimination (DECRID), explained that the suspect chose specific targets and maintained a routine of offenses and embarrassments.

"He began to routinely offend women, diminish them, humiliate them just because they were women. So, the insults, the humiliations, the embarrassments were constant, all carried out on social networks and he had specific targets", he stated.

According to the delegate, the conduct also evolved into different forms of persecution. “This man then progressed to several persecutions,” he said.

The Civil Police reinforces that reports of violence against women, including in the digital environment, can also be made via Hotline 181. The service guarantees confidentiality and anonymity.

How to report violence against women in RN:

📞Women's Service Center: number 180.

📱 WhatsApp from Patrol Maria da Penha RN: (84) 98135-4487

🚨 In case of emergency: Call 190

📞 Coordination for the Defense of Women and Minorities of the Public Security Secretariat: 0800 281 2336

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