A migrant convicted of raping a 13-year-old lady in Brazil fled to the US and was discovered residing in a house with a licensed daycare heart in Massachusetts, a report stated.
Baby rapist Andre Tiago Lucas, who’s reportedly the daddy of the house daycare proprietor’s two children, escaped Brazil for the States after he was sentenced in 2016 to 9 years and 4 months in jail, based on Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The fugitive was arrested by federal immigration brokers in Cape Cod in October.
“[It’s] terrifying … that someone has been documented, that a Brazilian national fled the country because they were convicted for rape of a 13-year-old and could come to Massachusetts and not only disappear into the fabric of Massachusetts, but actually be living in a home that was a daycare center for young people,” Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis informed Boston 25 Information.
The daycare has since been shut down, and its proprietor, Franciele Nunes, allowed her license to run out, based on the outlet.
The Massachusetts Division of Early Training and Care issued the house daycare’s license in March 2022 and inspected the middle 5 occasions however claimed they discovered no proof of Lucas residing there, Boston 25 stated. It’s unclear how lengthy the kid rapist had been residing there.
EEC requires background checks on all individuals who dwell or commonly go to dwelling daycares.
However even when they knew Lucas was residing there, it’s not doubtless they’d have observed any pink flags because the division doesn’t run background checks for prison histories overseas or test immigration standing, based on the native information outlet.
The company didn’t even be taught of Lucas’ connection to the ability till 4 months after ICE arrested him.
Massachusetts State Consultant Steven Xiarhos raised considerations in regards to the state’s capability to make sure baby security at native daycares after studying of Lucas’ historical past.
“You’ve really got to, I think, go out of your way to make sure each place is as safe as it should be. And that’s with proper background checks, looking around when you visit to see if there’s any signs of anything wrong,” Xiarhos stated.
“Our children are innocent. And when they go to a daycare, it’s almost like we’re putting their lives in the hands of others,” he stated.
