The Guimarães Court of Appeal upheld the 17-year prison sentence handed down by the Guimarães Judicial Court to the primary school teacher from Póvoa de Lanhoso, convicted in July of 275 counts of sexual abuse of minors and three counts of mistreatment, perpetrated against 11 female students. The defendant had requested a reduction of the sentence to a maximum of ten years.
The Court also denied the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor's Offic…
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The Guimarães Court of Appeal upheld the 17-year prison sentence handed down by the Guimarães Judicial Court to the primary school teacher from Póvoa de Lanhoso, convicted in July of 275 counts of sexual abuse of minors and three counts of mistreatment, perpetrated against 11 female students. The defendant had requested a reduction of the sentence to a maximum of ten years.
The Court also denied the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor's Offic…