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Young Man Who “Wanted to Be God” Accused of Coercing Girls Into Marking His Name with Cuts on Their Bodies.

Summary by Publico
The young man lived in Guimarães and was placed in preventive detention. He cultivated ideologies of hatred, racism, xenophobia, and misogyny, says the Public Prosecutor's Office.
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He was only 16 when he began to commit the crimes. He lived in Guimarães with his parents. Weeks before his arrest, he was expelled from the house. He wanted to be "like a God" and encouraged teenagers to self-harm.

·Portugal
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A young man, a native of Guimarães, who at the time was a minor, was accused by the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) of 76 crimes of child pornography, four of coercion and a crime of incitement to hatred and violence. According to the accusation, the defendant coerced girls to mutilate and was entitled "Master of Child Pornography".

·Portugal
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The Public Prosecutor's Office accused a young man from Guimarães of having committed 76 crimes of child pornography, four of coercion and one of incitement to hatred. The boy acted on online forums and platforms.

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Young man is charged with 81 crimes, including incitement to hatred and violence and child pornography.

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The young man lived in Guimarães and was placed in preventive detention. He cultivated ideologies of hatred, racism, xenophobia, and misogyny, says the Public Prosecutor's Office.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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Publico broke the news in Lisboa, Portugal on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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