{"id":1973049,"date":"2023-07-14T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brazilian-faith-healer-touted-by-oprah-sentenced-to-additional-99-years-for-multiple-rapes\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T12:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:49:32","slug":"brazilian-faith-healer-touted-by-oprah-sentenced-to-additional-99-years-for-multiple-rapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brazilian-faith-healer-touted-by-oprah-sentenced-to-additional-99-years-for-multiple-rapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah-endorsed Brazilian faith healer gets 99 more years for multiple rapes."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrazilian-faith-healer-touted-by-oprah-sentenced-to-additional-99-years-for-multiple-rapes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973049&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Self-Proclaimed Faith Healer Sentenced to 99 Years for Sexual Crimes<\/h2>\n<p>Jo\u00e3o Teixeira de Faria, also known as &#8220;Jo\u00e3o de Deus&#8221; or &#8220;John of God,&#8221; has been handed a 99-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">prison sentence<\/a> for multiple sexual crimes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br\/justica\/noticia\/2023-07\/em-novas-sentencas-joao-de-deus-e-condenado-99-anos-de-prisao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agencia Brasil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Faria gained international recognition for his alleged healing abilities and even had media personality Oprah Winfrey as one of his followers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Have you all heard of John of God? My visit with him is next week. Really fascinating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NextChapter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NextChapter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oprah\/status\/310932717237841920?\">March 11, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, in December 2018, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-governor-and-senator-who-played-big-role-in-watergate-hearings-dies-at-age-92\/\" title=\"Ex-Governor and Senator, Key Figure in Watergate Hearings, Passes at 92.\">scandal unfolded<\/a> when more than 300 women came forward to accuse Faria of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-prison-escapees-recaptured-after-manhunt\/\" title=\"Ariz. prison escapees recaptured after manhunt\">sexual abuse<\/a> after seeking his spiritual guidance, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/12\/17\/americas\/brazilian-healer-sexual-abuse-accusations\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One year later, he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for raping four different women. Since then, more cases have emerged, leading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brazilian-faith-healer-touted-by-oprah-sentenced-to-additional-99-years-for-multiple-rapes\/\" title=\"Oprah-endorsed Brazilian faith healer gets 99 more years for multiple rapes.\">recent 99-year sentence involving<\/a> eight victims abused between 2010 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Faria&#8217;s total combined prison sentence now amounts to 370 years, nine months, and 15 days, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metropoles.com\/brasil\/joao-de-deus-e-condenado-a-mais-100-anos-por-crimes-sexuais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metropoles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the prison sentence, Faria has been ordered to pay compensation for moral damages to the eight victims. His attorney has stated that he intends to appeal the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, an activist who helped bring Faria to justice accused him of running a &#8220;sex slave farm&#8221; for a baby trafficking operation. Sabrina Bittencourt claimed that young girls were held captive and raped to produce babies, which were then sold to childless couples worldwide, as reported by the U.K.&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6664777\/Woman-arrest-John-God-takes-life.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, Bittencourt died shortly after making these allegations, but there have been questions raised about the circumstances of her death, with some suggesting she may still be alive, as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/analysis\/brazilian-activists-alleged-suicide-sparks-coverage-controversy.php#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia Journalism Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking revelations surrounding Faria&#8217;s crimes have sent shockwaves through Brazil and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-crushing-border-wall-developments\/\" title=\"Biden faces backlash after crushing border wall developments\">international community<\/a>, tarnishing the reputation of a man once hailed as a healer.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brazilian-faith-healer-touted-oprah-sentenced-additional-99-years-multiple-rapes\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian faith healer Jo\u00e3o Teixeira de Faria, also known as &#8220;John of God,&#8221; has received a 99-year prison sentence for numerous sexual offenses. Faria, who gained fame for his supposed healing powers and had prominent followers like Oprah Winfrey, was convicted of these crimes, as reported by Agencia Brasil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2115,"featured_media":1973050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1973049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}