The Judiciary Police (PJ) will open an investigation into possible cases of pedophilia in the Church after the Diocese of Coimbra has disclosed the existence of suspected abuse of minors by clergy member.
PJ source told Lusa that the sexual abuse of minors crime “is a public crime, which does not depend on a complaint,” and that the Judicial Police “will initiate an investigation” to the case.
Second the same source, so far “has not reached any denunciation” to the Judiciary Police.
The Vicar General of the Diocese of Coimbra called today in a statement to the complaint situations “concrete” of pedophilia in the Church after have appeared “suspicious” of the practice of abuse on minors “by a member of the clergy.”
“We are aware of these suspicions in some ways, widely church. We want to safeguard our full transparency,” said Father Pedro Carlos Miranda, vicar general of the diocese of Coimbra.
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