Man kisses daughter, 8, on Brazil beach, faces jail

An Italian tourist is facing up to 15 years in Brazil for kissing his eight-year-old daughter on a

public beach

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AGENCIES 8 September 2009, 12:18am IST The businessman, 48, who has not been named, was arrested following a complaint from an elderly Brazilian couple who claimed he had been touching a young girl inappropriately and had kissed her on the mouth while they were both at a swimming pool close to the beach in full view of other tourists. Despite protests from the girl that her father had done nothing wrong, the man is being kept in custody, reports the Telegraph. The man’s Brazilian wife, who was with them on the Fortaleza beach at the time, also denies any wrongdoing on the part of her husband and said she is astounded at the way he has been treated. She says it was all a misunderstanding by witnesses who had misinterpreted seeing a foreign white man with a young darker-skinned girl. She told the Brazilian state news agency if there was any suggestion the claim was true she would not hesitate to take her daughter’s side, and recalled that she had been present the whole time. The businessman from Guidonia, near Rome, is facing charges under Brazil’s tough new anti-paedophilia laws passed last month in an attempt to prevent the exploitation of children. The child molestation charges carry a sentence of between eight and 15 years. A lawyer for the Italian consulate says the arrest is a case of overzealousness on the part of the Brazilian couple and the local police responsible for tackling child prostitution, says La Repubblica. The Italian consulate has collected several statements testifying to the good character of the businessman.








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