Father Luis Miguel Costa was sentenced this Monday by the Viseu court to 1 year and 11 months of imprisonment, suspended. He is prohibited from performing the duties of a priest for 10 years and will have to pay 10 thousand euros in compensation to a minor under 14 years old.
The sentence is suspended for three years with probation, and the priest is required to attend a program for child and youth sex offenders and undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation.
The former priest of São João de Louros was convicted of wanting to have sexual relations with a minor during a lunch meeting that took place in the parish’s wine cellar, near the city of Viseu, at the end of March 2021.
During the meeting, Father Luis, 48, made inappropriate comments and attempted to forcefully kiss the minor. He then sent him sexually explicit messages, behavior which the court found “reprehensible”.
Author: Thiago Virgilio Pereira This Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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