Man suspected of sexually abusing daughter for four years arrested in Portimão
A 53-year-old man suspected of sexually abusing his own daughter in their house in Mexilhoeira Grande (Portimão) has been arrested by PJ criminal police. The abuse reportedly started in 2014
Newborn dumped in rubbish: mum gets nine years
The young homeless mother who gave birth on the streets and dumped her newborn in a rubbish bin has been condemned to nine years in jail. The story of how
SEF thwarts yet another incident of child trafficking through Portugal
SEF inspectors at Lisbon airport have thwarted yet another attempt at child trafficking through Portugal. This time it was a man flying in from Guinea-Bissau in the company of a
Heartbreak in Tavira as yet another child violently beaten by father
A week after the horrific story of Valentina Fonseca – beaten to death by her own father – another heartbreaking story of child abuse has hit the headline, this time
Police arrest man, 67, suspected of sexually abusing eight-year-old
A 67-year-old man has been arrested in Portimão under “strong suspicions” of having sexually abused an eight-year-old girl. The crime is believed to have happened at the end of 2019
Man wanted by Interpol for child sex abuse arrested in Armação de Pêra
PJ police in Portimão have arrested a 52-year-old man wanted for child sex abuse crimes committed in Russia. According to the police force, the businessman of Italian-Russian origin was detained
Twelve-year-old raped by stepfather barred from seeking abortion
A 12-year-old raped by her stepfather and made pregnant is too far advanced in her pregnancy to be legally entitled to an abortion. Lawyer Nuno Godinho de Matos explained the
Portugal’s shameful “Rotherham” scandal comes to trial
Abuse || As the UK’s Rotherham child sex exploitation scandal remains fresh in everyone’s minds, an institutional horror dramatically affecting young children has been exposed in Portugal. A police investigation
34-year-old teacher accused of 435 sex crimes against nine pupils
Abuse || Hundreds more children are thought to have been involved in the new sex-abuse case that is shocking the nation. The 34-year-old Physical Education teacher is currently in police
Casa Pia trial begins
As the high profile trial of seven people involved in the Casa Pia child sex scandal began in Lisbon this week, an opinion poll published in the Diário de Notícias