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A staff member was filmed naked while performing a sexual act in front of some pupils. The school reported the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office via the Judicial Police.
The Public Prosecutor's Office alleges that the young men shared in a nightclub at least one of several recordings made while they were committing the offences.
A 44-year-old man was arrested by the Lisbon Judicial Police after the victim reported the crime.
A 44-year-old man is alleged to have raped his former neighbour inside the neighbour's home.
Suspect was detained in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region.
A 70-year-old man lured the victim, a 19-year-old woman with disabilities, into the shop he owned in Lisbon.
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.
The man was identified through the baby's DNA and arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (Judicial Police).
Portugal's Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man in Porto who was being sought by German authorities on an outstanding rape charge.
Given the crimes involved, the man could face up to 15 years' imprisonment.
A man attacked a woman who had fallen asleep in the car, but was detained by the Lisbon Judicial Police four months after the crime. The evidence left no doubt and the court ordered preventive detention.
A man attacked a woman who fell asleep in the car but was arrested by the Lisbon Judiciary Police four months after the crime. The evidence left no doubt and the court ordered pre-trial detention.
A driver pursued a 30-year-old passenger near her home after a night-time trip from Rossio on 21 September. The Forensic Science (Scientific Police) Laboratory played a decisive role in identifying the suspect.
The man was arrested by the Lisbon Judicial Police four months after the crime. He has been remanded in custody.
The man filmed the encounters and assaulted the woman when she refused.
The actor is accused of drugging and raping an American screenwriter and filmmaker.
“Nuno Lopes denies the charges and is confident that a jury will reach the same conclusion,” the actor's press office told Observador. He is accused of raping and drugging an American screenwriter in 2006.
Man convicted of two sexual assaults sentenced to seven years and six months' imprisonment.
'Ana' (a fictitious name) was sexually abused by an orthopaedic doctor during several consultations and was raped in the last one. In an interview with 'Doa a Quem Doer', she reports that the doctor gave her 'an injection inside the consulting room' that left her unable to react. The doctor was sentenced to four years' imprisonment but is at home while the case is on appeal. The episode also highlights the case of a nurse-murderer who is on the run.
They met in a nightclub and spent the night partying. They ended up in a hostel where the 18-year-old woman was raped.
The actor, accused and later acquitted of several crimes including kidnapping and rape, claims his life has been destroyed.
The accused, identified as Fernando P., administered sedatives to the woman before sexually assaulting her, filmed the abuse and shared the footage online. The crimes took place between 2018 and 2024.
