The Bishop of the Diocese of Portalegre Castelo Branco said this Thursday that there are records of two cases of alleged sexual abuse in the territory between 1958 and 1981, but that the two priests alleged to have committed the acts have already died.
In a statement published on the personal page of the social network facebook from the Bishop of the Diocese of Portalegre Castelo Branco, Antonino Diaz explains that the alleged actions took place “between 1958 and 1981” in “various situations and circumstances”.
In the document, Antonino Diaz also explains that, according to data contained in the final report of the Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church in Portugal, complaints were received regarding “five alleged cases” of sexual abuse. occurred in the territory of this diocese and related to the members of the Church.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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