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American Military News
06-05-2025
- American Military News
Child rapist found living at daycare home in Massachusetts
A home daycare service in Barnstable, Massachusetts, was shut down after a 'Brazilian fugitive,' who was convicted as a child rapist, was found living at the home of the daycare. According to Boston 25 News, Andrew Tiago Lucas, a 'Brazilian fugitive,' was living at the home of Franciele Nunes Home Daycare, which was a licensed home daycare run by Franciele Nunes. The outlet noted that Lucas is also the father of Nunes' two children. An online description of the home daycare service says, 'Franciele Nunes is a licensed child care home offering daycare programs located in Hyannis in Barnstable, MA.' Boston 25 reported that Nunes' daycare was licensed for three years prior to her operating license lapsing in March. According to the outlet, the closing of Nunes' home daycare came after Lucas was arrested last October by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. In a November press release, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston had 'arrested a Brazilian fugitive wanted for rape of a 13-year-old child in his native country.' READ MORE: Illegal immigrant convicted of murder, rape in major case According to Boston 25 News, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care visited the home daycare facility five times; however, the agency did not find the 36-year-old 'Brazilian fugitive' living at the home. The outlet noted that the department claimed it was not aware of the child rapist's connection to the daycare service home until four months after his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 'Andre Tiago Lucas was convicted by the Sole Court of the District of Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Dec. 6, 2016, of rape of a vulnerable person and sentenced to serve nine years and four months incarceration,' Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said in November's press release. 'He then fled Brazil, eventually settling in Massachusetts before serving his criminal sentence.' According to Boston 25 News, while the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care requires background checks for any individuals over the age of 15 who are living in or regularly visiting home daycares, the agency's background checks do not consider immigration status as a factor or include criminal history records from other countries. 'The idea that someone has been documented, that a Brazilian national fled the country because they were convicted for rape of a 13-year-old and could come to Massachusetts and not only disappear into the fabric of Massachusetts, but actually be living in a home that was a daycare center for young people. That's terrifying,' Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis told Boston 25 News.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Location where ICE found fugitive migrant 'child rapist' will make every parent's blood run cold
ICE agents found a child rapist hiding out at a Massachusetts daycare center. Andre Tiago Lucas was sentenced to nine years in jail in his native Brazil after being found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2016. But he fled to the US before beginning his sentence and eventually settled in Massachusetts. Lucas, 36, wa s picked up by ERO officers in Bourne last October. Boston 25 News reports that he was living at a daycare in Hyannis owned by Franciele Nunes which has subsequently closed. Nunes had been licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) for three years, during which time her premises was inspected five times. However, no trace of Lucas was ever discovered, a fact which raised alarm bells for State Representative Steven Xiarhos. 'You've really got to, I think, go out of your way to make sure each place is as safe as it should be,' he told Boston 25 News. 'And that's with proper background checks, looking around when you visit to see if there's any signs of anything wrong.' The EEC confirmed it only became aware of Lucas' presence at the daycare four months after his arrest. The agency conducts background checks for anyone aged 15 or above living in or attending home daycares, however they do not include foreign criminal history checked. Immigration status also does not factor in the checks, meaning Lucas would have slipped through undetected even if EEC had been aware of his presence. '[It's] terrifying … that someone has been documented, that a Brazilian national fled the country because they were convicted for rape of a 13-year-old and could come to Massachusetts and not only disappear into the fabric of Massachusetts, but actually be living in a home that was a daycare center for young people,' Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis told Boston 25 News. The daycare center claims to focus on, 'safety, fun, and learning while creating a loving environment that families in Hyannis trust', according to a profile on Lucas was convicted by the Sole Court of the District of Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, December 6, 2016, of rape of a vulnerable person and sentenced to serve nine years and four months incarceration. Lucas was set to serve nine years in jail for raping a teenager in Brazil but instead fled to the US and settled in Massachusetts Following his arrest in Bourne, he was placed in custody where he is expected to remain during immigration proceedings. Lucas was listed as an inmate in the Plymouth Correctional Facility as of Tuesday afternoon. 'This Brazilian fugitive has been convicted of a heinous crime in his native country,' said acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde of ERO Boston. 'Rather than face the consequences for his actions, he chose to flee, falsely believing he could evade justice in Massachusetts.'
New York Post
06-05-2025
- New York Post
Child-rapist migrant who fled Brazil found living at Massachusetts daycare home: ‘Terrifying'
A migrant convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in Brazil fled to the US and was found living in a home with a licensed daycare center in Massachusetts, a report said. Child rapist Andre Tiago Lucas, who is reportedly the father of the home daycare owner's two kids, escaped Brazil for the States after he was sentenced in 2016 to nine years and four months in prison, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 3 ICE arrests Andre Tiago Lucas, a fugitive migrant from Brazil, in Massachusetts in the fall. ICE The fugitive was arrested by federal immigration agents in Cape Cod in October. '[It's] terrifying … that someone has been documented, that a Brazilian national fled the country because they were convicted for rape of a 13-year-old and could come to Massachusetts and not only disappear into the fabric of Massachusetts, but actually be living in a home that was a daycare center for young people,' Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis told Boston 25 News. 3 The daycare operated out of this home in Cape Cod, where the migrant was said to be living. The daycare has since been shut down, and its owner, Franciele Nunes, allowed her license to expire, according to the outlet. The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care issued the home daycare's license in March 2022 and inspected the center five times but claimed they found no evidence of Lucas living there, Boston 25 said. It's unclear how long the child rapist had been residing there. EEC requires background checks on all people who live or regularly visit home daycares. But even if they knew Lucas was residing there, it is not likely they'd have noticed any red flags since the department doesn't run background checks for criminal histories abroad or check immigration status, according to the local news outlet. The agency didn't even learn of Lucas' connection to the facility until four months after ICE arrested him. 3 Franciele Nunes has since shut her home daycare's doors. Massachusetts State Representative Steven Xiarhos raised concerns about the state's ability to ensure child safety at local daycares after learning of Lucas' history. 'You've really got to, I think, go out of your way to make sure each place is as safe as it should be. And that's with proper background checks, looking around when you visit to see if there's any signs of anything wrong,' Xiarhos said. 'Our children are innocent. And when they go to a daycare, it's almost like we're putting their lives in the hands of others,' he said.
