Minas Gerais Appeals Court Reinstates Conviction for Rape of 12-Year-Old

Overview

• The 9th Criminal Chamber of the TJMG upheld the first-instance sentence and restored the man's conviction for rape of a vulnerable person.
• The court ruled that the child's mother, convicted for omission, may pursue her appeal in freedom.
• Magistrates annulled a prior one-judge order, concluding the prosecution's appeal required collegiate review.
• Judge José Xavier Magalhães Brandão delivered the prevailing vote as rapporteur, with Walner Barbosa Milward de Azevedo and Kárin Emmerich composing the panel.
• The CNJ has suspended and is investigating desembargador Magid Nauef Láuar over separate sexual-abuse allegations, with five alleged victims heard and, according to O Globo, Federal Police searches carried out in his TJMG office.