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Brazil police to investigate spiritual healer

RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Brazil say a special task force will investigate accusations by 10 women that they were sexually abused by a self-styled spiritual healer at his clinic in the central-western state of Goias.

The accusations against Joao Teixeira de Faria were made Saturday night on the Globo TV network.

The 10 women told O Globo they were molested at Faria’s clinic in the small town of Abadiania, where the man known as John of God has conducted faith healing sessions for more than 40 years.

Faria has denied the accusations.

TV host Oprah Winfrey interviewed Faria in 2013 and saw him performing psychic surgeries.

The Associated Press