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The women are accused of having consciously committed 16, 17, eight, and three counts of child abuse, respectively.
The defendant slapped a 4-year-old child in front of other children and a mother.
The suspect transported the children between the school and their respective homes, a route carried out without the accompaniment of any other adult or member of staff.
The crimes occurred between October and November of last year.
The suspect abused the girl on the journey between the school and home.
A 33-year-old man is suspected of sexually abusing his partner's daughter. The girl reported him to a school psychologist she attends, and the psychologist then reported the alleged crimes to the authorities.
The defendant, accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office of 28 offences, had worked at a primary school, a choir and two music schools. He has been held in pre-trial detention since February 2025.
A 52-year-old man was tried and convicted of aggravated rape and of sexual abuse of children.
The Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking to bar Pardal Ribeiro from holding public or private positions that involve contact with minors. He is alleged to have paid the 15-year-old for a sexual encounter.
Nuno Pardal Ribeiro's trial is scheduled for Monday, 26 January. The former adviser is accused of involvement in child prostitution and has already been expelled from Chega.
Man was identified through the baby's DNA and arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police).
The Judicial Police (PJ) carried out a search of the suspect's home, seizing technological equipment used by him and hundreds of files containing content of sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
The suspect will be brought before court on Saturday
The defendant was given a custodial sentence of six years and three months and is barred from working in professions involving contact with minors for thirteen years.
A 69-year-old man was arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police) in the Cova da Moura neighbourhood after being reported by one of his daughters.
Police revealed that “the facts came to the authorities' attention when one of the boys told his mother what the teacher was doing during lessons.” The victims are 7 and 11 years old.
Authorities say there may be further victims at this stage.
The pupil is 12 years old and has a 'permanent neurological disorder'.
A riding (equestrian) instructor arrested on allegations of child abuse had previously stood as a municipal candidate for the Chega party in Azambuja.
