¹Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Federal Fluminense University, Brazil
²Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Federal Fluminense University, Brazil
³Department of Molecular Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. University of Porto, Portugal
⁴Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁵Hospital of Clinics - Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
⁶Institute of Social Medicine and Criminology- São Paulo-Brazil
⁷Hospital of Clinics- Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

*Address for Correspondence: Alexandre Martins Valença, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Federal Fluminense University, Brazil Email: avalen@uol.com.br

Submission: 28 February, 2024 Accepted: 18 March, 2024 Published: 20 March, 2024

Copyright:© 2024 Valença AM, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Schizophrenia; Psychosis; Sex crime; Sexual offense

Abstract: The article presents the case of an individual with diagnosis of schizophrenia who committed a sexual offense and underwent forensic psychiatric examination to assess criminal liability, being considered not guilty by reason of insanity. The authors discuss factors that can potentially contribute to such crimes in individuals with psychotic disorders.