Child abuse in host family only has “signaled” to … – Express

The alleged sexual abuse of two children within a host family in Celorico de Basto, which the judicial police have started nine years ago, were only flagged in April 2014, informed this Thursday to Social Security.

In a written reply sent to Lusa, the Social Security Institute (ISS) states that, after being signed, the situation was “immediately” participated to the prosecutor. He adds that the contract with one foster family “was also terminated immediately.”

The two victims were “immediately” sent to the institution and is since then to be rendered them “all the support and necessary follow-up.” Unanswered were questions related to the criteria and how to choose the host families and to the type of monitoring that is done after the child be entrusted to a family.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the PJ, two men, father and son, were arrested in Celorico de Basto the alleged practice of “numerous” sexual abuse crimes of two sisters who had been delivered to guard that family. Detainees have been subjected to the first judicial interrogation, having decided court will wait trial.

We will apply the enforcement measures of the police biweekly presentations, prohibition from leaving the county of residence and ban on contacting victims. “The suspects, father and son, 59 and 35 years of age, are charged by the practice of repeatedly, numerous crimes of sexual abuse of children and sexual abuse of dependent children, two of whom were child victims, delivered to the guard the first, “the statement said.

It adds that abuses have started when the victims were 9 and 11 years and will be extended up to 18 and 15 years of age, respectively. The investigation will continue, in particular to determine whether the woman’s older defendant, godmother of one of the children, knew of the abuses. If so, it may also consist defendant.

The abuses have been denounced by the older girl, after turning 18.

Until then, and according to police source, the victims have hidden abuses allegedly for fear of reprisals. A foster family receives Social Security 330 euros per child.