Miguel A. Lopes / Lusa
Although they did nothing to denounce the crime of his colleague, the Portuguese army did not open any disciplinary proceedings to the military who received the video and maintains a contract with the aggressor.
The Portuguese Army maintains Without any disciplinary proceedings The six military personnel who received a video from a colleague to violate a woman without any of them reporting the crime. In addition, the perpetrator remains contractually linked to the army.
Sexual aggression occurred in March 2022 and the plaintiff, the first 27 -year -old Cape Jorge L., was sentenced to the Civil Justice to seven years in prison. Still, it remains with contractual bond to the army, according to.
The crime, described as brutal and prolonged, happened at the victim’s house, in a context of extreme violence and threat of death. During the violation, which lasted hour and a half, the woman suffered serious injuries that required surgery and hospitalization. THE Military filmed the abuses and shared the videos In a private group of WhatsApp with colleagues and a civil friend.
Despite the severity of the facts and the sharing of videos with other military personnel, the army only admits that “according to what may be determined in the ongoing process, other processes may be triggered.” So far, none of the military involved was disciplined.
The silence of the six military personnel who visualized the video aggravates the controversy, reflecting an apparent culture of impunity or connivance within the corporation. According to, one of the military who received the video was even a superior of the violator, who is now in the GNR and also admitted nothing to report the crime.
JN also advances that the perpetrator knew the victim of an agricultural exploration where they both worked. Using the excuse of being emotionally fragile, he asked him to let him get home. Once inside, threatened her and committed the crime. After leaving, he shared the videos of the sexual attack with his colleagues.
The trial took place at the Guard Court, where Jorge L. was initially sentenced to seven and a half years: six and a half years for violation and two and a half years for devassa of private life, partially cumulated penalties. However, the Coimbra Court of Appeal has reduced the penalty to seven years, considering an improper application of the latest privacy law, but maintained the compensation of 15 thousand euros to the victim.
