Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça
Lousada, Portugal · 4 Mar 1998 · 28 years ago
Portuguese 11-year-old boy disappeared on 4 March 1998 in Lousada, northern Portugal. Facilitator Afonso Dias was convicted in 2011 to 22 years. In 2003 testimony during Casa Pia trial that Rui Pedro was seen in prostitution establishment (2001) and in pornographic material — lead was rejected by authorities.
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Rui Pedro disappeared on 4 March 1998 after walking from school to home in Lousada. The investigation ultimately led in 2011 to the conviction of Afonso Dias to 22 years for complicity in the disappearance. Alcina Dias was identified in 2011 before the court as prostitution contact. Rui Pedro's mother, Filomena Teixeira, is one of the most publicly visible Portuguese missing-persons mothers. During a search in Switzerland, she was institutionalized after viewing pedophilia material — this is publicly documented. In 2003 testimony was given during the Casa Pia trial that a man was seen with Rui Pedro in an establishment for sexual meetings (January 2001) and that the same child appeared in a pornographic film. The lead was rejected by authorities because it did not withstand scrutiny. This cross-case link is the only documented public connection between Casa Pia and an individual Portuguese child disappearance.
Timeline
- 1998-03-04 Disappearance after school in Lousada
- 2001-01-XX Alleged sighting in prostitution pension (source: Casa Pia testimony 2003, rejected)
- 2003-XX-XX Casa Pia trial testimony regarding Rui Pedro (rejected)
- 2011-XX-XX Afonso Dias sentenced to 22 years
Sources
- Portuguese press archives — Uitgebreid
- Wikipedia PT + EN — 2 artikelen
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