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Brazilian healer John of God, promoted by Oprah Winfrey as an inspiring figure of spiritual miracles, sentenced to 118 years in prison for sexual rapes

João Teixeira de Faria, also known as John of God, self-proclaimed Brazilian medium and spiritual surgeon, has accumulated sentences exceeding 489 years in prison for systematic rapes and sexual abuses.

In September 2023, a Goiás court imposed an additional 118 years, six months, and 15 days on him for 17 cases of rape, rape by deception, and rape of vulnerable persons. He had already received 19 years and four months in December 2019 for four rapes, and in 2020 he added another 40 years for five additional cases.

The convictions are based on judicial evidence and testimonies that the courts considered credible. More than 600 women from Brazil and abroad, aged between 9 and 67 years, reported abuses committed between 1986 and 2017 at his center in Abadiânia.

Among them is his own daughter, Dalva Teixeira, who recounted abuses from the ages of 10 to 14 and a forced pregnancy that ended in abortion due to beatings.

The victims described an identical pattern: Faria would separate them during “private healing sessions,” turn off the lights, and sexually assault them under the excuse of transferring spiritual energy.

International media reported even more serious allegations of an alleged “baby farms” system: poor young women supposedly held and forced to gestate in order to sell newborns abroad.

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‘I Was Paid Nothing’: Oprah Denies Million Dollar Payment By Harris Campaign

Billionaire talk show guru Oprah denies she was paid $1 million by the Harris campaign to host a town hall on the failed Democrat candidate’s behalf.

Oprah made the comments Monday after a TMZ reporter asked her to comment on the election results, which she refused to expound on.

“Not talking about the election. Thank you very much,” she told the reporter.

The reporter then asked about the $1 million payment, “Is it true they [Harris campaign] paid you a million dollars for the endorsement of Kamala?”

“Not true. I was paid nothing — ever,” Oprah replied.

Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings that show Harpo Productions – of which Oprah is a director, member of the board, and officer of the production company – received a million dollars from the Harris campaign in two $500,000 payments.

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Kamala Harris Paid Billionaire Oprah $1 Million to Publicly Endorse Her and Voters Were Not Impressed

The Kamala Harris campaign for president paid off the television and business mogul Oprah Winfrey in return for a public endorsement.

According to a report from The Washington Examiner on how the campaign burned through over $1 billion in funds, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions received $1 million in October for campaign-related services.

In return for this investment, Winfrey hosted a star-studded town hall and spoke at her final rally in Philadelphia before Election Day.

“We’re voting for values and integrity,” Winfrey told supporters at the rally. “We’re voting for healing over hate.”

It is unclear whether any further services were provided beyond these two appearances.

Once a beloved figure by the majority of Americans for her no-nonsense and impartial approach to broadcasting, Winfrey has trashed her reputation in recent years by becoming a left-wing political activist with no regard for the values she once held dear.

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