Bishop of Porto suspends 3 priests for suspected sexual abuse of children

Bishop of Porto suspends 3 priests for suspected sexual abuse of children

Priests were all named in recent investigation into pedophilia in Portugal’s Catholic Church - Anadolu Agency

Arrested suspected of child sexual abuse in the Azores

A PJ deteve um homem, de 39 anos, suspeito de ter abusado sexualmente de uma criança de oito anos na sua residência, "num contexto de proximidade familiar para com a vítima".

Bishop of Porto goes back and removes three priests suspected of sexual abuse

There are also how many priests from the list of the Independent Commission are in office.

Diocese of Porto temporarily removes three priests suspected of sexual abuse

The Diocese of Porto announced today that it has temporarily removed three priests suspected of sexual abuse of minors from all pastoral activity. “As part of the internal investigation into the names contained in the list of suspects provided by the Independent Commission for the Study of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church, the bishop of Porto [Manuel Linda] decided to temporarily remove three diocesan priests from all pastoral activity…

Bishop of Porto removes three priests suspected of sexual abuse of minors

A lista continha 12 nomes (dos quais quatro morreram e um já não pertence à diocese). Dos restantes sete padres, três foram agora suspensos. Diocese não esclarece, porém, o futuro dos restantes cinco.

Bishop of Porto “temporarily” removes three priests suspected of sexual abuse

Suspects are placed on the side of “all pastoral activity”.