67-year-old man detained in Vila Nova de Gaia for sexual abuse of a minor
The Judicial Police detained a 67-year-old man in Vila Nova de Gaia for the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child that occurred in 2023. The suspect was remanded in custody following his first judicial interrogation.
Man detained in Vila Nova de Gaia suspected of sexually abusing a minor under 13 years of age
The Northern Directorate of the Judicial Police detained a 67-year-old man in Vila Nova de Gaia, suspected of the repeated commission of crimes of sexual abuse of children and sexual abuse of dependent minors or those in a particularly vulnerable situation, as reported by Google News PT — Crime (pt).
The facts date back to 2023. The suspect, taking advantage of a neighbourly relationship with the victim — a 13-year-old male minor at the time — is believed to have established a framework of economic and emotional dependence that allowed him to repeatedly commit sexual acts of significance.
The investigation, conducted by the Judicial Police, made it possible to contextualise the abusive acts and gather evidence about their nature and circumstances. Upon recently discovering a resurgence of the risk of contact between the suspect and the minor, the authorities proceeded with detention on the basis of a warrant issued by the competent judicial authority.
The detainee was brought before his first judicial interrogation, and the court applied the precautionary measure of remand in custody.
Source: Google News PT — Crime (pt)