Paedophile jailed after dragging girl, 12, in a suitcase to his home to be his 'sex slave'

By Olivia Christie 15:36 15 Aug 2024, updated 16:01 15 Aug 2024

A paedophile who dragged a 12-year-old girl in a suitcase to his home before handcuffing her to the bed and telling her she was his 'sex slave' has been jailed for 45 years. 

Horrifying footage shows Daniel Moraes Bittar, 43, struggling to pull the suitcase up two flights of stairs at his home in Luziania, Brazil on June 28 last year.

Bittar kidnapped the child from outside her school with the help of his 22-year-old girlfriend and accomplice Gesielly de Souza Vieira. 

The girl was bundled into a car and de Souza Vieira held a chloroform-soaked cloth to her face while Bittar threatened her with a knife.

Her legs were then cuffed and she was zipped up inside a suitcase, which was placed in the boot as they drove to a woodland area to dump her mobile phone. 

The 43-year-old, who worked as a civil servant, was only caught when police were alerted to the horrifying CCTV footage and found the victim half-naked and handcuffed to his bed.  

She had suffered bruises and chemical burns, and medical examinations conducted after she was rescued confirmed she had been sexually assaulted.  

According to the police, sexual objects, stun guns, cameras and pornographic materials were found at the scene of the horrific assault in June last year. 

A petrol canister was also found leading the police to believe he may have planned to burn the girl's body after raping her.

Bittar who was seen in a video whimpering while being questioned by cops, has now been jailed for 45 years and nine months.

De Souza Vieira was also sentenced to 29 years and two months in prison for her part in the horrific crime.

Both have also been ordered to pay £11,400 in compensation to the victim, who has not been named.

Bittar's defence team has already said that they do not agree with the sentence and will appeal.

In the footage following his arrest, the police officer can be heard asking Bittar: 'Is the girl there in your house?'

He then nods sheepishly and says 'yes' to which the officer then asks: 'What is she doing in your house?'

The 43-year-old begins to reply incoherently before the cop interrupts him asking: 'Where did you take her? Why did you take her? What did you do to her?'

Bittar who is visibly nervous says: 'She's just there, I haven't done anything to her yet.'

Detective Joao Guilherme Medeiros told media in July last year: 'The victim stated that Bittar touched her intimate parts and that she was forced to touch his genitals.

'The girl said he threatened her all the time and said she would be his sex slave. He also filmed the abuses committed against the student and sent them to his girlfriend. The victim told us that he mentioned Geisy's name on the phone.'

He added: 'We have footage of him putting the suitcase in the EcoSport since Monday 26. The planning of the crime is very clear.

'In fact, he had in mind another girl, a 13-year-old, who has already been interviewed by our team.

'This potential victim was known to the co-defendant because she had lived near Daniel's girlfriend. This girl was their target.

'For some reason, on June 28, they changed their minds and went to the school in in Luziania and initially observed children and teenagers, and then, on a nearby street, they approached the victim we found in captivity.'