The doctor Giovanni Quintella Bezerra was arrested on Sunday for sexual abuse. The anesthetist abused a patient while she was sedated and undergoing a cesarean section at the Vilar dos Teles Women’s Hospital, São João Meriti, municipality of Baixada Fluminense.
The nurses of the team that performed the operation had suspected his behavior for months and managed to film him in the act with a hidden cell phone.
The video recorded the man inserting his penis into the patient’s mouth in full labor. The recording was handed over to investigators at the São João de Meriti Women’s Assistance Police Station (Deam).
The hospital nurses and technicians had been distrusting the anesthesiologist’s attitude for months. To demonstrate their suspicions, they began to record the specialist during the procedures. Finally, last Sunday night, Bezerra was caught abusing a pregnant woman during a cesarean section. The images served as evidence for the doctor’s arrest.
According to Deam São João de Meriti, the amount of sedative applied to pregnant women was the trigger for the team’s suspicions.
The employees who denounced the doctor said that, on Sunday alone, Bezerra had participated in two other surgeries in rooms where it was not possible to record. But in the third operation it was possible to obtain the images.
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As seen in the video, the patient is lying on the stretcher, unconscious, about to give birth. On the left side of the screen, the hospital surgical team begins the cesarean section. Meanwhile, on the right side, a meter away from his companions and with a sheet in between, Bezerra unzips his pants, pulls out his penis and inserts it into the pregnant woman’s mouth.
The offense lasts approximately 10 minutes. While abusing the victim, the anesthesiologist moves so that no one in the room notices. When he is done, he takes a handkerchief and wipes the victim to hide the traces.
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The police are now trying to discover other possible victims of the anesthesiologist. In a statement published by the portal ‘G1’, a member of the team revealed that the patients were sedated to the point that “they could not even hold their babies.” According to the woman, “Giovanni was always in front of the patient’s neck and head, obstructing anyone’s field of vision.”
From the movement and curvature of the arm, it appeared that it was holding the patient’s head towards her pelvic region.
And he added that the doctor’s behavior caught his attention in the first cesarean section: “After the patient’s companion left the operating room, Giovanni put on a cape, making a cabin that prevented anyone else from seeing the patient’s neck to up”.
At another time, “Giovanni, still positioned towards the patient’s neck and head, began, with his left arm bent, slow movements forwards and backwards,” the witness explained, adding that “due to the movement and curvature of the arm, seemed to hold the patient’s head towards her pelvic region.”
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The recording of the crime was achieved only in the third assistance of the anesthesiologist of the day. At the last moment, they managed to change rooms, hide the phone in a glass case and then confirm the flagrancy. In the first two operations of the day, the structure of the rooms did not allow the phone to be hidden. The witness and other members of the team were only able to see the images when the phone was recovered, without having the opportunity to interrupt the crime..
“The patients [de Giovanni] they were completely beside themselves. When they were treated by another anesthesiologist, they never looked like this,” a witness said in a statement.
Shortly after 11:15 (local time), the anesthetist left the Deam de São João de Meriti, accompanied by Polinter agents. The specialist was asked by journalists about the reason why he committed the crimes and if he repented. However, Bezerra remained silent. The man will be sent to the José Frederico Marques Public Prison, in Benfica.
Lawyer Hugo Novais, who defends Bezerra, stated that “he has not yet had access to the full text of the statements and evidence that were produced during the preparation of the arrest record in flagrante.” In addition, according to the defense, “after having access to its entirety, it will manifest itself on the accusation against the anesthetist.”
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On his Twitter profile, Governor Cláudio Castro referred to the case: “I was horrified to learn of the brutal case of the anesthesiologist at the São João de Meriti Women’s Hospital, filmed abusing a patient. I have determined that there will be rigor and speed in the investigation of this very serious accusation. The Government of RJ will provide all necessary assistance and support to the victim. In addition to the investigation by the State Civilian Police Department, an internal investigation is being opened to take administrative action, as well as notification to the Cremerj.”
I was appalled to learn of the brutal case of the anesthesiologist at the Hospital da Mulher, in São João de Meriti, filmed raping a patient. I determined that there should be rigor and speed in the investigation of the very serious complaint. The Government of RJ will provide all necessary support and support to the victim.
— Cláudio Castro (@claudiocastroRJ) July 11, 2022
In a statement, the Foundation for Health of the State of Rio de Janeiro and the Secretary of State for Health said that they “vehemently repudiate the conduct of the anesthesiologist” and that “they are at the disposal of the police, collaborating with the investigation.”
The agencies also report “that an internal investigation will be opened to take administrative measures, as well as notification to Cremerj.” The Women’s Hospital team is lending all its support to the victim and her family”. The text also highlights that the case, “in addition to deserving our repudiation, constitutes a crime, which must be punished according to current legislation.”
The president of Cremerj, Clovis Bersot Munhoz, said that a professional ethics process has already been opened to investigate the case.
“The Cremerj-RJ received the accusations and, given the seriousness of the case, immediately opened a precautionary procedure for the suspension of the professional’s activities and began the professional ethics process, whose maximum sanction is revocation,” he said.
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