Suspect accused of abusing his children in Faro awaits remainder of trial at liberty
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Suspect accused of abusing his children in Faro awaits remainder of trial at liberty

Correio da Manhã2 September 2026 at 16:18

The defendant, suspected of sexually abusing his minor children, awaits the remainder of the trial at liberty at the Faro court. The alleged sexual crimes are said to have been committed between April 2023 and July 2024.

The children are minors and were allegedly abused by their own father. The crimes are said to have begun after the separation between the defendant and the children's mother.

The trial took place at the Faro court, where the suspect answers for the crimes he is accused of. The defendant was not held in preventive detention and awaits the next procedural steps at liberty.

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