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Brazilian faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women surrenders to police

Brazilian faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women surrenders to police
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A Brazilian faith healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women has handed himself in to police.

The BBC says that the man, known as "John of God", was declared a fugitive on Saturday after missing a deadline to surrender to the authorities.

The cascade of claims against him began earlier in December, when a dozen women said the self‑styled spiritual healer had abused them at his clinic.

US TV host Oprah Winfrey travelled to Brazil in 2013 to meet him, and witnessed him performing so‑called "psychic surgery" at his clinic.

According to ABC News, the man claims that the spirits of more than 30 doctors and other entities can enter his body, and that they perform the healings.

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