Suspects of enticing teenagers to produce intimate content 'in exchange for snacks' and for prostitution are arrested in Paraná
Suspects exploited the economic vulnerability of the 13-year-old victim in exchange for snacks and valuables
Quick Look
- Two men were arrested in Curitiba and São José dos Pinhais for enticing a 13-year-old teenager into prostitution and producing sexual content.
- The police investigate the exploitation of the victim's economic vulnerability and possible abuse in establishments.
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Why It Matters
The case was initiated after the victim's family identified exchanges of sexual messages and images on social media.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of enticing a 13-year-old teenager into prostitution and producing sexual content in 'exchange for snacks' and 'values'. The arrests were recorded this Friday (9), in São José dos Pinhais, in the Metropolitan Region, and also in Curitiba.
According to delegate Thiago Pereira Lima, in addition to the vulnerability of being a teenager, the suspects also exploited the victim's economic vulnerability. One of the suspects told the police that the teenager sent the images 'in exchange for snacks'.
"They exploited the victim's vulnerable situation, not only age vulnerability, but economic vulnerability as well," explained the delegate. According to the delegate, one of the men said that "he helped her, paid some amounts there, in exchange for sending images, photographs, videos and also meetings of this nature", said Lima.
According to the delegate, the case reached the Civil Police about three months ago. The victim's family members identified exchanges of messages and images on a social network with a sexual nature. The police chief stated that the suspects "indicated what she [the teenager] had to do, how she had to film herself."
In addition to the arrests, the police seized electronic devices, which will be examined and should contribute to further investigations. Delegate Lima stated that there is a possibility of other victims.
According to the delegate, in addition to sending image and video content, the police investigate solicitation for prostitution. “They were trying to get her to prostitute herself in an establishment in the Metropolitan Region,” he said.
"We identified there that she most likely worked, right, in a house of prostitution. Now we are going to investigate this, seizures were made today, of cell phones, equipment, and we are going to check if she worked there, if she worked in other places and if there was sexual abuse by people in that house of prostitution, regulars or even these two criminals, right? These two investigated who were arrested today", detailed the delegate.
The two arrested men were sent to the penitentiary system. The case remains under investigation to determine whether there are others involved in the crime.
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Open Questions
- Are there other victims?
- Did the teenager work in specific houses of prostitution?
- Was there direct sexual abuse by the suspects?
