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Roraima Pastors Charged With Raping Six Minors as Prosecutor Seeks Interpol Alert

The Public Prosecutor says the couple used their pastoral authority to groom victims and has asked the court to secure travel bans to prevent cross‑border flight.

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Overview

  • The Ministério Público de Roraima filed a formal criminal complaint on Aug. 21 accusing Wenderson Lima de Souza and Arielly Kamila Moraes de Souza of rape and other sexual crimes after a police inquiry that identified six victims aged 12 to 17.
  • Investigators say the pair used their leadership in a registered Boa Vista church to isolate girls, distort biblical passages, and offer money or favors to keep the abuse secret.
  • A temporary arrest was ordered in July but the couple have been fugitives since late April when a victim said they left Boa Vista with church funds, and prosecutors now say they likely pose a cross‑border flight risk.
  • The MPRR has asked judges to convert temporary detention to preventive detention, suspend the suspects' passports and driver’s licenses, and include them in Interpol’s wanted list to block international escape.
  • The complaint also seeks civil damages for victims — with R$560,000 sought from Wenderson and R$195,000 from Arielly — and prosecutors say investigators are still probing other possible victims and the role of a third person in destroying evidence.