Cuba: Teacher sentenced to 6 years in prison for sexual abuse of student.
A Physical Education Teacher, in Special Education, a school in Cuba, 46 year old, natural Vidigueira, He was sentenced by the Court of Beja, in legal height, a 6 years in prison, three counts of child sexual abuse.
Paulo Vaz Coelho was also accused of 16 crimes of sexual abuse of aggravated child, that was cleared. The defendant was ordered to pay court costs, setting in 240 EUR court fee, halved "by virtue of confession and full and unreserved".
The individual was released pending the final judgment of sentence, but, has learned the Lidador News (LN), your lawyer, Ricardo Sá Fernandes, who did not attend the sentencing, should appeal the judges' collective decision.
The case dates back to July 2013, when teacher was arrested by the PJ in Faro, the sexual abuse of a minor young, then with 14 years. When presenting in court for first interrogation, was it decreed the suspension of duties, contact ban with the victim and also the weekly presentation at the post of Town GNR of residence.
Paulo Vaz Coelho, father of a girl, He was accused of having sexual contacts and correspondence of a sexual nature with his student, whose facts have begun between 2008 and 2009 and that have intensified through social networks, months before prison.
After reading the messages on social networks and targeted emails to young, parents complained at the post of the Cuban GNR, whose case was referred to the Board of Faro PJ.
According to found the LN, as sevÃcias, caresses and masturbation, place outside of school hours and would take place in extra curricular activities, not having the young man was forced to penetration, according to the results of tests performed.
In detention height, inspectors entered the school and "led" the computer teacher and school, this "property of the camera".
The individual was Technical Director of Beja Football Association (AFB), requested by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) under program contracts with the Sports Institute of Portugal (IDP).
Paulo Vaz Coelho was between 2005 and 2009, elected deputy in the Municipal Assembly of Vidigueira, Integrated lists do nas Socialist Party.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
