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Joyce Vieira and a friend were taking pictures on the Praia do Braga beach in the town of Cabo Frio in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro when she said she saw a man masturbating.
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Joyce claims the man had his shorts down and was standing in front of her and her friend while masturbating.
When I looked over there he had his shorts down and was standing on a path where people pass all the time, including children. He was visibly erect, making sounds and moaning.
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She reported the case with police and Ferreira was later arrested for committing an ‘obscene act’ but has since been released after giving a statement and denying the crime. After his release, Vieira told local media:
We feel powerless. It’s very strange because he’s going to be in the same city as me, and who knows he might be in the same places.
That’s why I have received an innumerable number of messages from women saying that [in similar situations] they didn’t file a report, because they know the suspects would end up being released. I think the punishment for these cases should be more severe.
The Civil Police told reporters the suspect had claimed he was urinating on the beach before Vieira approached him.