The Casa Pia Scandal in Portugal

Update: 2014-12-29

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In 2004, some of the most high-profile people in Portugual went on trial on charges of sexuallly abusing boys from a children's home called Casa Pia. Six defendants were eventually found guilty, including a famous televison presenter. Simon Watts talks to Pedro Namora, a lawyer who campaigned for the Casa Pia victims.

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The Casa Pia Scandal in Portugal