Teacher Accused of Abusing 244 Students Faces Transfer to Maranhão After Custody Hearing

Overview

• After his January 21 arrest in União, Piauí, the suspect was taken to Teresina and on January 22 appeared for a custody hearing at the Central Regional de Inquérito II.
• The Maranhão Civil Police expect his transfer to a Maranhão prison unit in roughly one month, pending a judicial decision.
• Investigators report the alleged acts occurred inside classrooms at a Tuntum public school, with victims described as the suspect’s students under age 14.
• The case broadened following a May 16, 2025 complaint that led to an initial arrest for sexual harassment, provisional release, and subsequent reports from students and parents.
• Authorities requested medical examinations for the students; no reports of consummated rape were cited, potential charges include child rape under vulnerability statutes, and identities are withheld while the defense has not been reached.