"I'm homosexual, I'm not a bandit," says a deputy accused of pedophilia

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Federal Deputy Professor Alcides Ribeiro is the target of the Civil Police of Goiás, which is investigating alleged involvement with minors under 18 years old

Federal Deputy Professor Alcides Ribeiro (PL-GO), suspected of having sexual relations with minors under 18 years old, stated in a statement that “they are trying to establish a dishonest narrative, based on the distortion of facts that allegedly occurred and that supposedly indirectly involve my name”.

“I deplore the prejudiced, petty and criminal use of my public sexual orientation as a political weapon. I am homosexual, I am not a criminal. Criminals are those who rise up against me”, alleged the parliamentarian.

On Thursday (12/12), the Civil Police of Goiás launched Operation Peneira, executing arrest and search and seizure warrants against three people accused of breaking into the home of a teenager to allegedly delete compromising images of the parliamentarian that were on the victim's cell phone.

One of those arrested in the operation is the deputy's security guard and lives in Alcides' house in Aparecida de Goiânia. The other is an advisor to Alcides Ribeiro in Brasília.

“I vehemently reject the involvement of my name in a thicket of untruths, deliberately conceived by those who, at a very delicate political moment in the country, are fueling the media circus set up by the spectacular Operation Peneira,” argued the deputy in a statement.

The warrants were served by the Child and Adolescent Protection Department (DPCA) of Aparecida de Goiânia.

The parliamentarian said he will prosecute those involved in the “false” accusations involving his name, and argued that this is a reflection of social homophobia.

“I recognize myself as homosexual. I have suffered countless forms of prejudice throughout my life. Homophobia is a crime. Using the police apparatus for an obvious media operation is a crime. “The attempt to tarnish the reputation of an honest man is a crime,” the parliamentarian stressed.
In October, Alcides Ribeiro ran for mayor of Aparecida de Goiânia, the second largest city in Goiás, and received the support of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a member of the same party. He finished the election in second place, behind Leandro Vilela, from the MDB.