Post by Scumhunter on Jan 22, 2022 1:54:08 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement wanted persons search)
Fugitive Profile as of January 22nd, 2022: (Based on Florida public access wanted persons search profile)
Aliases: Tardieu, Michael A.
Offense: Failure To Appear
Date of Warrant: 09/21/2021
Date of Birth: 12/15/1986
Age (as of 1/22/2022): 35 years old
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 160
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
From Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers on Facebook:
Thursday's #Twitoftheday is Marcel Goncalves, wanted in Collier County on a bench warrant for failure to appear on three counts of sexual assault on a person under 17 years of age. If you know where he is, call us at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com or on the P3 Tips mobile app. If your #Anonymous tip leads to his arrest, we'll pay a cash reward! #fugitive #SayItHere
m.facebook.com/SWFLCrime8477/photos/a.534054200400940/1303945400078479/?type=3&source=54
Thoughts? As of this posting date (1/22/2022), Goncalves is still listed as one of Southwest Florida's Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives and additionally still shows as having a warrant (and unimportant technical note, we didn't come up with twit of the day whether you find it amusing or not so please don't get mad at us for it)
southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com/sitemenu.aspx?P=misc&D=1&ID=104
pas.fdle.state.fl.us/pas/restricted/PAS/person/WantedPersons.jsf
Now that technical details out of the way, the case itself involves Goncalves as a martial arts instructor at Fight Sports MMA Gyms in Florida and the alleged victim as a 16-year-old female student.
According to the Jiu-Jitsu Times:
"Goncalves was arrested in March 2018 on felony sexual assault charges stemming from an alleged sexual relationship with a girl who was sixteen years old at the time. According to the police report from the day of the arrest, Goncalves “confessed to having sexual intercourse with [the alleged victim] and stated that he does not know what is wrong with him.” He was 31 at the time of the arrest."
jiujitsutimes.com/bench-warrant-issued-for-marcel-goncalves-after-he-fails-to-appear-in-court/
On September 21st 2021, Goncalves failed to show up for his court fate, and later a lawsuit was filed against Goncalves and his mentor, Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu, who is a decorated fighter who has won the World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships seven times. Abreu is not criminally charged in court, but the lawsuit claims as owner of the Fight Sports gyms, he failed to take action once he learned of the allegations.
Abreu, who is godfather to Goncalves son' claims to have actually seen Goncalves in Campo Grande, Brazil earlier in the year in an interview with the New York Times, but did not state whether or not he alerted authorities.
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-based-fight-sports-mma-gyms-implicated-in-sex-abuse-lawsuit-13476671
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