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Over 300 Women Accuse Spirit Medium as #MeToo Hits Brazil

Authorities issued ’John of God’ with arrest warrant on Friday
Spiritual healer drew millions to his clinic near Brasilia

Joao Teixeira de Faria, center. Photographer: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images

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By Bruce Douglas and Flavia Said

December 14, 2018 at 7:50 PM UTC

Updated on

December 14, 2018 at 9:53 PM UTC

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Brazilian authorities issued an arrest warrant on Friday for a famous spirit medium accused of sexually abusing hundreds of female patients.

The whereabouts of Joao Teixeira de Faria, 76, commonly known as ’John of God’, are currently unclear. In an appearance at his clinic on the outskirts of Brasilia earlier this week Faria denied the allegations against him.