Reguengos de Monsaraz: Closed children's home at risk after director of detention.
The childhood home and youth Reguengos de Monsaraz, whose former technical director was arrested, in April, on suspicion of crimes of sexual abuse and mistreatment, It closed on Friday afternoon, as he reported the online edition of the Journal News (JN).
The Lar Nossa Senhora de Fátima Santa Casa da Misericordia de Reguengos de Monsaraz, in Évora district, welcomed children and youth at risk, unveiled the JN, citing information disclosed to the agency Lusa sources close to the process.
According to the same source, young people and children who were in the institution were transferred, in the evening, for similar homes in other locations, as Évora, Portalegre, Palmela and Veiros, in Estremoz county.
A psicóloga, Held technical director functions of home, It was owned 14 April and present the first judicial interrogation, getting to wait for the conduct of the investigation released, having applied as court enforcement measures, among others, the suspension of duties and ban contacts with the smaller of the institution.
The institution closing initiative, which they were currently 24 children and youth, It was taken by Mercy Reguengos de Monsaraz, allegedly in agreement with the Social Security office. The source of the Mercy decision is intended to restructure home to children and youth and to rethink its operating model.
In the afternoon Friday, GNR accompanied the process of closing the home, at the request of prosecutors, it will have been informed of the decision by the Social Security.
Fundada a 13 October 1936, when it was dubbed the Patronato Our Lady of Fatima, the institution was integrated in the Holy House of Mercy of Reguengos de Monsaraz in February 1980, going to be called-up and Boarding, currently, Home to Our Lady of Fatima.
According to the Web site of Mercy, the institution had vacancy for 40 children and youth, aged three and 18 year old, who gave input at Home after promotion measure of application and host protection institution by the Court or Commission of Protection of Children and Young People at Risk.
Users were children and young people with life-threatening paths, from across the country, and deprived of normal family environment, due to various danger and the socio-economic needs.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
