After more than 300 women came forward to accuse him of sexually abusing them, self-proclaimed “faith healer,” Joao Teixeira de Faria, known as “John of God,” turned himself into Brazilian authorities on Sunday, one day after being declared a fugitive of the law. Since his arrest, more details of the circumstances surrounding it have come to light, including his attempt to withdraw millions of dollars and reports that he had a cache of weapons.
According to the Associated Press, court documents show that Faria attempted to withdraw almost $9 million from the bank before he finally surrendered himself to authorities Sunday. AP reviewed the documents, which were part of a judge’s ruling denying bail for the self-styled psychic, whose practices included channeling “spirits of the dead” and conducting surgery on patients without anesthesia.
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