According to a statement from the force the PJ has identified and arrested a 71—year-old man and a 54-year-old woman based on “strong evidence of crimes of sexual abuse of children, child grooming and of child prostitution.”
The victims are said to be young girls aged 13 and 14.
The criminal events occurred on the island of São Miguel, in the home of the alleged perpetrators, who enticed young girls to engage in sexual practices with the male suspect in exchange for cash.