Portugal: former Adventist pastor convicted on 24 counts of child sexual abuse
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Convicted
Authority role
pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Tomar
Organization
Seventh-day Adventist Church of Tomar
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The victims were children of the congregation he pastored; the office supplied the standing and access across the years of offending.
- Pastoral or clerical authority
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Proceedings
2019-06-19 · conviction and sentence
Santarém court, Portugal. Rolembergue Cruz, pastor of the Adventist Church of Tomar from 2008 to 2014, was convicted on 24 of 131 charged counts of child sexual abuse committed over years, and sentenced to seven years' effective imprisonment with a ten-year prohibition on working with minors.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- pastoral authority over children of his congregation
Cited record
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- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Ex-pastor adventista condenado a sete anos de prisão por abuso sexual de menor', Correio da Manhã, 19 June 2019.
Reports the 24-count conviction, the sentence, and the prohibition imposed.
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- https://www.cmjornal.pt/portugal/detalhe/20190619-1651-ex-pastor-adventista-condenado-a-sete-anos-de-prisao-por-abuso-sexual-de-menor Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 388719fb24e04dc25327e92c73a62061f0eb9b2d974a896e7b29524bfbe9619d
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