A well-known Brazilian medium wanted for sexual assault on hundreds of women has withdrawn nearly 8 million euros from his bank accounts, according to the newspaper O Globo .
Considered fugitive. This suspicious withdrawal last Wednesday would have motivated the authorities to issue Friday a warrant for the arrest of Joao de Deus (Jean de Dieu), to prevent him from trying to flee the country, or to put that amount in the shelter before his arrest, according to Brazilian media. Negotiations are under way for him to surrender to the authorities, but the 76-year-old midfielder still did not show up Sunday at midday. For parquet, it is considered fugitive and is the subject of a red notice of Interpol.
Masturbations and forced blowjobs. According to O Globo , investigators have found that 35 million reais (about 8 million euros) were withdrawn from the bank accounts of Joao Teixeira Faria de Faria (his real name) Wednesday, five days after the revelation of the scandal . It broke out after the broadcast last week of a survey on TV Globo, the largest Brazilian television channel, presenting testimonials of women reporting including being forced to masturbate or to practice fellatio to the medium in sessions of "spiritual healing".
His own daughter sexually abused. In an interview with the weekly Veja , Dalva Teixeira, daughter of Joao de Deus, reveals having been sexually abused by her own father from the age of ten, until she was 14 years old. She had fled after being hit by the medium when he found out she was pregnant. "My father is a monster," said the Brazilian, now 49 years old.
330 complaints in Brazil. Since TV Globo, hundreds of women have claimed to have been sexually assaulted by him. The state prosecutor's office in Goias has received 330 complaints from all over the country, as well as from six foreign countries: Germany, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, the United States and Switzerland. The reputation of the medium has far exceeded the borders of Brazil. In 2012, he received in his hometown of Abadiânia the visit of American TV star Oprah Winfrey. And the last three Brazilian presidents have used his services.