Posted on 10/12/2003 2:57:28 AM PDT by PatrioticCowboy
Portugal shamed by child sex
A child sex abuse scandal has reached into the heart of Portugese politics and celebrity … and the cover-ups may already have begun. Alison Roberts in Lisbon reports on a hidden outrage
When the organisers of last Thursday’s European conference in Lisbon on the disappearance and sexual exploitation of children decided to invite Portugal’s president to open the event, they knew they had a good chance of success.
The conference, organised by the Institute for the Support of Children, and indeed addressed by head of state Jorge Sampaio, is the latest sign of a major change in Portuguese attitudes to child abuse – once all but ignored by families and the authorities alike.
The issue has dominated Portuguese headlines since last November, when a newspaper published allegations of long-running abuse of children at the string of state-funded orphanages and schools run by the 200-year-old Casa Pia foundation. As fresh revelations emerged, a former secretary of state for the family spoke of a “network” that procured children for outsiders.
Carlos Silvino, the Casa Pia driver alleged to be at the centre of the ring, was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing pupils. He has been charged on 35 counts of abuse, with prosecutors considering further charges.
As police continued investigations a dozen suspects were formally named, seven of whom were arrested and taken to prison to await charges. Among them were Paulo Pedroso, an MP and number two in the opposition Socialist Party; Carlos Cruz, one of Portugal’s most popular television journalists and retired ambassador Jorge Ritto.
Meanwhile, details of the horrific scale of the abuse emerged. Pedro Namora, a 39-year-old lawyer who said he narrowly escaped being abused by Silvino at the age of 11 , was deluged with phone calls from victims, after he went on television to denounce him. “People were calling in even from abroad, often only when their family was out because of the shame,” he said. “One in particular would just cry and cry.”
Casa Pia director Catalina Pestana, who took over after the scandal broke, says doctors found more than a hundred of the 4500 current pupils had been repeatedly sexual abused, most aged between 10 and 13. In many cases, she adds, their muscle and tissue were so damaged that they suffered internal injuries. Pestana believes these may be the tip of the iceberg. For years, she says, there was a “blanket of silence” at the Casa Pia, with senior staff at best in denial, at worst complicit in the wrongdoing. “Staff said they never noticed anything, but I don’t believe them,” she said. “The priority was not the quality of individuals’ lives, but the institution’s good name.”
The affair has prompted accusations of a cover-up in Portugal’s tight-knit establishment. President Sampaio has said he is sure the guilty will be severely punished, and promised an end “to the impunity that for decades made the situation at Casa Pia a disgrace to all”.
That investigation has been painfully slow, prompting suspicions that even if Silvino, whose initial trial has been twice postponed, is found guilty, better-connected abusers may go free.
Lawyers for the other suspects last month prevented the investigating magistrate from questioning witnesses for the court record. And on Thursday , an appeal court ordered that Pedroso be released to await charges in freedom. The magistrate had ordered his arrest on the basis that tapped phone conversations between party leaders pointed to an attempt to pervert the course of justice. Outraged Socialist leader Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues claimed there was a politically motivated smear campaign against his party.
The Casa Pia affair has had one major positive effect in hugely raising public awareness about the sexual abuse of children. The number of incidents reported to police has soared, and last month thousands marched through Lisbon and three other Portuguese cities, calling for more action against child abuse .
At last Thursday’s conference the Institute for the Support of Children pledged to produce a report on the phenomenon in Portugal, to be presented to the European Union.
Was it Yogi Berra that said,
"Pedophiles should be killed, those that survive, should be killed again."???
That being said, I hear that all the thieves, murderers and other felons in prison throughout the western world have a special place in their hearts for pedophiles.
EU "Referendum" in Spain, "elections" in Portugal - advanced mind control techniques
In the illuminati agenda for February 21, 2005
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's opposition Socialists scored their biggest-ever electoral victory as voters ousted centre-right Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes.
President Jorge Sampaio dissolved parliament early in December, citing lack of confidence in the center-right coalition government after a bout of instability.
Spanish voters first to back EU charter
International Herald Tribune -
MADRID Spain became the first nation to approve the European constitution in a referendum but the emphatic endorsement suggested by the overwhelming margin of victory was diluted by indications of a moderate voter turnout.
Spanish voters endorsed the European Union constitution in a referendum but turnout was only 42%. A total of 76.4% of voters backed the constitution, while 17.6% voted against it, the Interior Ministry said after 97% of the votes were counted.
Ask Tony Coelho.
'Expect the Portugese to hire Paul Begala, James Carville, Mary McGrory et al to knock some sense into them Portugese.'
You think this is just about Democrats?? Think again. This cuts across the board at the highest echelons across the world.
See what goes on in our own state of Florida for instance:
http://www.extralove.com/ash_StateAbuse.html
A couple of years ago, the big story out of there was that the Department of Child Services couldn't account for 1,000 missing kids. The most notable was 4-year-old Rilya Wilson. Her caretaker said a social worker came to pick her up for a 'psychological examination' and never returned. The caretaker (I suspect under much pressure since she was poor, black, and uneducated), MUCH later recanted the story in a plea-bargain agreement. The state also said that they could account for MOST of the missing children (I think they said they had run off), but I think it stinks to high heaven. They didn't notice Rilya missing for OVER A YEAR, and the social worker who pressed it was harrassed, although the state is required by law to visit and report on EACH CHILD in its care MONTHLY. I've read the Florida statutes on child guardianship and 'juvenile delinquents'. The potential for abuse, as it is in the TERRI SCHIAVO case, is FRIGHTENING.
http://extralove.com/ash_danger_abuse.html
Do a search: Blair Paedophile Dunblane, for the scandal in his administration.
The Masonic judges swear an oath not to reveal anything about their brothers. The people in the UK KNOW it's a big problem, and they have tried to do something about it. The US, for the most part, no thanks to the silent media, aren't even aware the problem exists. Congressman Trafficant knew. That's why they had to throw him in jail, and get him out of the public eye.
I guess the Righteous Judge of the earth has seen enough. I've been praying for this day. Thank you Truth666 for bringing this to the forefront.
Our local weatherman just got 5 years in prison for doing little boys, used the internet to contact them. Bill Kamal.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-08,GGLD:en&q=%22Bill+Kamal%22
TO ALL:
'I've read the Florida statutes on child guardianship and 'juvenile delinquents'. The potential for abuse, as it is in the TERRI SCHIAVO case, is FRIGHTENING.'
There is another angle to this story that I hate to have to even mention, it is so chilling. However, there is a big worldwide market for body organs, and I KNOW children are being murdered and their organs harvested for the wealthy in other parts of the world. The TERRI SCHIAVO case has opened my eyes to the evil not only in the rest of the world, but in our own back yard, and as Michael Schiavo said: Hospice is not just for adults. Kids are in there as well. With an accounting system like Florida's 'Child Services', and with the potential for abuse of their Statutes, and with the corruption of individuals like Michael Schiavo, atty. George Felos, Judge Greer, and institutions like the Hospice of $uncoast Florida, HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT THOSE KIDS ARE IN THERE FOR? We should remember that the eugenics program did not originate with Hitler. The Brits and the US (headed up by organization such as the Rockefeller Foundation) were way ahead of him, and HE took lessons from US.
Eugenics Education Society, 1916
http://www.toolan.com/hitler/append2.html
Note honorary mention of Lord Balfour (cosigner of the Balfour Declaration with Lord Rothschild, paving the way for the creation of the state of Israel), and the Duchess of Marlborough. Prince Harry was just following in the royals' footsteps.
Here is an article that explains our eugenics program as a learning ground for Hitler and his holocaust.
Eugenics and the Nazis -- the California connection
http://www.waragainsttheweak.com/offSiteArchive/www.sfgate.com/
Do a search sometime on Operation Paperclip and the Hitler Files/The Underground Nazi Invasion of the United States. They PLANNED America as the Fourth Reich. Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. If they succeed in murdering TERRI SCHIAVO, NO ONE IS SAFE. See pc93 for numbers to call for Terri, or see #21 here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1346968/posts Do it today. It may be her last. This is NOT about Republican versus Democrat. This is about Good versus Evil. Them against us. Let the chips fall where they may. This evil must be rooted out.
Truth666, I don't mean to divert attention from your thread/topic. What you are doing is extremely important. These monsters must be stopped from preying on helpless kids. I just hope anyone who has not yet weighed in on helping Terri, should do so now. She is not PVS, she is not in a coma. She is aware, and has emotions and feelings like anyone else. Doctors have testified she can be helped by rehabilitation. In Pegita's words: She is not in the process of dying, she is in the process of being murdered. Please take a moment to make some calls, and then come back to this very important subject.
Thank you.
Any comment from Our Man in the EU? How are the British media treating this?
This has been drowned out by coverage of President Bush's visit. But to my eyes, this is Belgium all over again - remember the huge paedophile scandal there.
Regards, Ivan
I am terribly afraid for Europe...but I guess we have no room to talk over here as long as our Supreme Court believes that "virtual" child porn is A-OK and political free speech needs rgid control.
We should be afraid for Western Civilisation. It is an open question - do we have the moral fibre to withstand the pressures of hedonism and not fall into the fires of barbarity? I am hopeful, though it's not always easy to be hopeful.
Regards, Ivan
Agreed. But I am raising sons who will be Eagle Scouts, and there's hope in that. We do what we can in our own houses, and together we start to turn the rudder of the ship.
I think many of the liberal institutions will fall with a sudden crash, the way the Soviet empire did. But only if we're strong in character between now and then.
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