Marcio Leite Cerquinho (born June 16, 1980, in

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) is a former Brazilian curlerMarcio Cerquinho profile at Curling Zone
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. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference involving an 11 year old girl, while living in

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Curling career

In 2017 and 2018, Cerquinho participated in the

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, placing 28th in 2017 and 17th in 2018. In 2016 and 2017, he participated in the Brazilian Mixed Doubles Championship, where he took second place and first place on both occasions. Cerquinho also participated in the 2018 Americas Challenge (January) where the Brazilian Curling Team played against

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's in a best-of-five series that occurred parallel to the

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. Cerquinho and his partner Aline Santos missed a spot in the playoffs of the

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losing on the LSD (Last Stone Draw) to Finland by 2.48 cm. Cerquinho and partner Luciana Barrella placed 26th at the

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Sexual interference crimes

When he was working as a curling coach, Cerquinho was charged in 2021 with child sex crimes for an incident in

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. At the time, Cerquinho denied any wrongdoing. Cerquinho later pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference with an 11 year old girl and two other victims.

Teams

Men's

Mixed

Mixed doubles

Record as a coach of national teams

Personal life

Cerquinho is a

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. He was employed at the

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until October 2019. He also built the first 3 sheet Curling Rink in Latin America, located in

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in March 2020 called Arena Ice Brasil.

References

External links

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Marcio Cerquinho , Confederacao Brasileira de Deportos No Gelo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cerquinho, Marcio 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Manaus Brazilian male curlers Brazilian curling champions Curlers from Vancouver Curling ice makers Brazilian curling coaches Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Sportspeople from New Westminster People convicted of child sexual abuse Brazilian sportspeople convicted of crimes 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen