Seven-year-old ‘handed over’ to uncle who sexually abused her 360 times
Psychologist alerts to “profound impact” of decision by child protection commission A seven year old girl was handed over to an uncle by the CPCJ (commission for the protection of
Church “fully committed to resolving child sexual abuse issues”
Lisbon’s cardinal-patriarch of Lisbon, Manuel Clemente, has stressed that the Portuguese Catholic Church is “fully committed” to resolving the issue of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy, albeit
Child sex abuse in Church: Bishops rethink
Following the generalised disbelief over the attitude by bishops tasked with dealing with the scourge of child sex abuse within the Portuguese Catholic Church, the prelates have all been ‘rethinking’
Lawyer for priest accused of child sex abuse slams judicial bureaucracy
Miguel Santos Pereira, the defence lawyer for Father Anastácio Alves – accused of child sexual abuse – has slammed judicial bureaucracy, after his client ‘tried to turn himself in’ last
Bishop believes Church’s child sex abuse scandal will not blot World Youth Day
Lisbon’s auxiliary bishop Américo Aguiar, also the member of the Portuguese Catholic Church tasked with coordinating plans for World Youth Day in August, has become the second member of the
Expulsion of priests accused of child sex abuse ‘requires proof’ – bishop
Commission’s report points to more than 100 abusers still working as priests As the nation digests the full horror paraded yesterday of 72 years of sexual deviance within the Portuguese
Prosecutors seek foreign help to find Roman Catholic priest accused of child sex abuse
Anastácio Alves faces five crimes of sexually abusing minors Portugal’s office of public prosecutions has triggered international judicial cooperation to locate a former priest from Madeira accused of five crimes
Court bars mother from visiting ‘shaken baby’ in hospital
Little Santiago – the four-month-old baby admitted to hospital with injuries compensurate with having been violently shaken – is showing ‘some signs of improvement’. Chaves magistrates however have issued an
Unlicensed crèche: ‘owner’ allegedly beat children with truncheon
67-year-old woman detained for various crimes A true horror story is emerging today about an ‘illegal’ crèche in Lisbon’s Marvila area. According to reports a 67-year-old woman running the unlicensed
Portugal’s bishops clear way for independent commission to investigate child sex abuse within Catholic Church
Portugal’s Catholic bishops have unanimously approved the creation of an independent commission to oversee investigations into child sex abuse committed by members of the Church. The commission will be made