On September 15, Brazilian actor Jose Dumont was detained in Rio de Janeiro on suspicion of possessing child pornographic recordings and images. He is also accused of bribing a 12-year-old boy to gain physical contact with him. After discovering a banknote sent to the victim, the police opened a search and investigated Jose Dumont.
The Department of Child and Adolescent Victims (DCAV) is investigating Dumont for attempting to be sexually intimate with a child and has offered one thousand reais (about $191). According to Extra, the minor is believed to be one of Jose Dumont’s followers, who has built a strong relationship with him. The event is said to have taken place in 2009 in the town of Cabedelo, where Dumont lives.
Alleged offenses and arrest warrants for Jose Dumont
As noted earlier, Brazilian actor Jose Dumont was jailed in 2009 for possessing youth pornography and offering a 12-year-old a thousand words to be intimate with him. ta. The first investigations began in 2013 when two witnesses, both neighbors of Dumont, revealed suspicions about the actor’s child abuse. One of Jose’s neighbors lives upstairs and can see the inside of his apartment. They reported it to the Federal Ministry of Public Affairs after seeing the actor host young people and teenagers at the Cabedelo residence. The neighbor did not provide any photo or video evidence. In October 2009, they sent an email to the police, which prompted an investigation.
According to Extra, the actor took advantage of the victim’s plight to make profit. Dumont made explicit sexual attempts and attempted to become intimate with the victim, which was captured on video and monitored. Jose Dumont’s court records in the case include 240 files, including photos and videos, that show illegal copying. While the investigation continues, Dumont was arrested and remanded in custody during his trial on Friday, September 16. The case has a “serious character,” according to Judge Antonio Luiz da Fonseca Lucchese.
How did Jose Dumont react when he was arrested?
According to Extra, Dumont was challenged by photos and videos discovered on his cell phone and computer. At the time, he stated that the content was his property for “research to produce works on this topic in the future, without taboos or filters”. The actor did not comment further. He is being investigated for inappropriate behavior with children under the age of 14. According to Metropoles, the sentence ranges from 8 to 15 years in prison.
For those who don’t know, the actor has appeared in fifteen Brazilian television plays, as well as several films and plays. He was recently introduced as Colonel Eudoro Mendes in Nos Tempos do Imperador, a TV series on the Globo streaming platform that will premiere in 2021. After reopening the investigation, the streaming service online announced that Dumont has been dropped from their next TV series, Todas as Flores.
Categories: Entertaintment
Source: HIS Education