A woman and a man were arrested this Thursday in the region of Guimarães and Lisbon on charges of human trafficking for the purpose of exploitation, begging and rape.
The victim, a 28-year-old woman with a cognitive deficit, was placed to beg in several hypermarkets in Penafiel, Marco de Canaveses and Vila Nova de Gaia, and all the money collected was handed over to the detainees at the end of the day,” refers to a press release from the judicial police (PJ) released this Friday.
“In the same context, taking advantage of his cognitive disorder, one of the defendants, who appropriated the powers of divination and clairvoyance, persuaded the victim to have sexual intercourse under the pretext of improving his personal life in this way,” the note also says. mentions. .
The victim was admitted to a shelter for victims of the crime of human trafficking.
The detainees, a woman and a man aged 56 and 44, unemployed and construction workers respectively, will appear before the court for the first judicial interrogation and application of coercive measures.
Author: Cheyenne Louise
Source: CM Jornal
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