São Paulo prosecutor arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing his 8-month-old daughter

A São Paulo state prosecutor was preemptively arrested this Friday, the 8th, accused of possessing, sharing and producing child sexual abuse material and of sexually abusing his own daughter, who was eight months old at the time. The information was released by the Federal Police (PF) and is part of Operation Kore 32.

In a statement, the Federal Police did not name the prosecutor. Estadão reached out to the State Attorney General's Office (PGE-SP), which said it "has initiated administrative proceedings that could result in the prosecutor's dismissal" (see full statement below).

After the federal court issued a preventive arrest warrant, the prosecutor was not found at the address he had provided and was considered a fugitive until he was located in a hotel near Congonhas Airport, in the southern part of the city. He was taken to the Federal Police Regional Superintendence in São Paulo.

Check out the full statement from PGE-SP:

The São Paulo State Attorney General's Office (PGE-SP) is monitoring the investigations into Operation Kore 32 and has initiated administrative proceedings that may result in the prosecutor's dismissal. The Office of the Inspector General and the Attorney General's Office are in constant contact with the appropriate authorities, respecting legal confidentiality, to ensure that all measures adopted are in full compliance with the law and the principles governing public administration.

What is Operation Kore 32?

According to the Federal Police, the investigation aims to delve into crimes of rape of vulnerable people, possession, sharing and production of images of child sexual abuse on the internet.

“Operation Kore 32 is part of the ongoing actions of the Cybercrime Repression Division and reinforces the Federal Police's commitment to combating sexual crimes against children and adolescents, strengthened since the creation, in 2023, of the Cybercrime Combat Directorate and specialized police stations in all Regional Superintendencies,” says the PF statement.