A YouTuber has been found dead by his ex-girlfriend at his home in Brazil as police investigated his alleged history of sharing child abuse images.
Paulo Cezar Goulart Siqueira, known as PC Siqueira to his two million subscribers, died on Wednesday afternoon aged 37, reports The U.S. Sun.
The influencer was well-known for his social media content, presenting work, and comic book colouring as well as his appearances on TV programs including MTV Brasil, PlayTV, and TBS Brasil.
His ex-girlfriend, Maria Watanabe, is said to have discovered him dead in his Sao Paulo apartment and sought help from a neighbour who called the police.
Coroners reportedly recorded his death as a suicide.
Siqueira was being investigated for allegedly sharing vile pictures of children when he died.
Brazil’s Public Security Secretariat said earlier this month: “The case continues to be investigated by the 4th Pedophilia Repression Police Station of the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection.
“Details about the progress of the investigation will be preserved, due to the secrecy decreed by the Court.”
According to local media, Siqueira was accused of sharing disturbing images of a six-year-old child on June 10, 2020.
An anonymous X account is said to have released phone screen recordings in which he could supposedly be seen talking to a friend about what was alleged.
He deactivated his YouTube channel after providing a statement to police, Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported.
In 2021, the Superintendence of the Technical-Scientific Police of the Public Security Secretariat of Sao Paulo reportedly said it had not found evidence to incriminate him for pedophilia.
The investigation was under judicial secrecy.
Siqueira denied the accusation and told his followers that it was “criminal articulation” to try and accuse him of “something terrible, which I have never committed or would commit”.
He was reportedly saved by firefighters from a suicide attempt in March this year.
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In an online statement to his fans shared the following day, he said: “Dear friends and enemies: yesterday I had a manic episode that got out of control, I exposed myself and my partner wrongly, and was followed by a new suicide attempt.
“I was rescued by the fire department and I am truly grateful for the special kindness of the sergeant who accompanied me. I’m fine and safe. Maria [Watanabe, his then girlfriend] is also safe and well.”
This article originally appeared in The US Sun and was reproduced with permission
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