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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Mendonça.
Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça (born 28 January 1987) is a Portuguese child who went missing on 4 March 1998 in Lousada, northern Portugal. Mendonça was 11 years old and riding his bicycle outside near his home when he disappeared. The subsequent police investigation was criticized by both the media and by the missing boy's family. Mendonça's whereabouts remain unknown, and he was declared legally dead in 2019.[1][2][3][4]
On 4 March 1998, at around 2:00 PM, Mendonça took his bicycle and cycled to his mother's workplace, located near the family home. He had asked his mother for permission to spend the afternoon riding in a car "with his friend Afonso" (Afonso Dias), a 22-year-old lorry driver. Mendonça's mother denied the request, and told him to go play in an abandoned lot outside her office.[5][6][7]
InvestigationEdit
Mendonça's tutor called his parents because the child had not turned up for his 5:00 PM lesson, and they quickly initiated a search for him.[3] Because Mendonça had told his mother that he was planning to meet up with his friend Dias, the police sought him for questioning. Dias was in an emotional state while being questioned, and simply replied that he did not know the boy's whereabouts, but that the police "should close the borders".[5] Mendonça's cousin, João André Mendonça, recounted to the police that he, Mendonça and Dias had had a conversation where Dias had invited them to go meet up with a prostitute. The cousin said he had not joined Mendonça and Dias that afternoon because his mother would not let him leave the house.
SightingsEdit
The investigation into the child's disappearance was slow to commence and soon slowed down further due to the lack of credible leads.[3] Nevertheless, the case had sparked public interest to a degree that sightings of Mendonça were numerous over the years since his disappearance. A prostitute, Alcina Dias, confirmed that Dias had taken Mendonça to see her on the day he disappeared. Dias allegedly drove up to see her in his car and asked her if she was working. When she assented, he offered to pay her to have sex with Mendonça. Alcina Dias said that Mendonça was extremely nervous and crying by the time he exited the vehicle, reportedly saying that Dias had forced him to meet her.[3] Alcina Dias added that she tried to calm the boy down and asked him if his mother knew he was there, to which the boy replied no. Mendonça then allegedly drove off in Dias' vehicle. Alcina Dias allegedly tried to give her deposition to the authorities, but could never identify Dias by name. In 2011, she finally identified him in a court of law.[8][9][10]
In April 1998, the political commentator Nuno Rogeiro traveled to Disneyland Paris with his family. During the trip, the Rogeiro family snapped several photographs whilst on a ride; one of these photos depicts a boy sitting behind the family who reportedly looks remarkably like Mendonça.[3] Sitting next to the boy was a man in his 40s wearing a red jacket. The Portuguese police did confiscate the photographs for further analysis, but no further progress was made regarding this sighting.[11]
On 1 September 1998, 13 police forces raided alleged members of an international child pornography ring known as the Wonderland Club. The operation was code-named Operation Cathedral and resulted in the confiscation of 750,000 images and videos depicting 1,263 different children. Mendonça was among the few children (16 only) that could be identified.[3] However, his whereabouts remain unknown and police suspect that he was murdered by his abductors after being abused on camera for other members of the paedophile ring.[12][13]
Media coverageEdit
Mendonça's disappearance was widely covered by the Portuguese media and the case's developments continue to make headlines.[14][15]
Prison sentence for DiasEdit
Dias' initial 2012 trial ended in an acquittal due to a lack of evidence, but he was subsequently charged with facilitating the corruption of a minor and convicted after a new trial in 2014. The second trial, which followed an appeal by Mendonça's family, focused on Dias' attempts to coerce Mendonça into having sex with a prostitute, and was unrelated to the child's disappearance. Despite Dias's appeal, this second ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court of Portugal. On 3 October 2014, Dias was sentenced to three years in prison. On 18 March 2015, he was taken to prison by his lawyer, after a warrant for his detention was issued by the police.[16][17][18] Dias was released in March 2017, having served two thirds of his sentence, and continues to maintain his innocence in the matter.[19][7]
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Portuguese November 2019 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Portuguese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 1 447 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Portuguese Wikipedia article at pt Caso Rui Pedro see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated pt Caso Rui Pedro to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Mendonca Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonca born 28 January 1987 is a Portuguese child who went missing on 4 March 1998 in Lousada northern Portugal Mendonca was 11 years old and riding his bicycle outside near his home when he disappeared The subsequent police investigation was criticized by both the media and by the missing boy s family Mendonca s whereabouts remain unknown and he was declared legally dead in 2019 1 2 3 4 Rui Pedro Teixeira MendoncaBorn 1987 01 28 28 January 1987Lousada PortugalDisappearedMarch 14 1998 aged 11 Lousada PortugalStatusMissing for 25 years 6 months and 11 daysNationalityPortugueseKnown forMissing personParent s Filomena TeixeiraManuel Mendonca Contents 1 Last known activities 2 Investigation 3 Sightings 4 Media coverage 5 Prison sentence for Dias 6 Films 7 See also 8 ReferencesLast known activities EditOn 4 March 1998 at around 2 00 PM Mendonca took his bicycle and cycled to his mother s workplace located near the family home He had asked his mother for permission to spend the afternoon riding in a car with his friend Afonso Afonso Dias a 22 year old lorry driver Mendonca s mother denied the request and told him to go play in an abandoned lot outside her office 5 6 7 Investigation EditMendonca s tutor called his parents because the child had not turned up for his 5 00 PM lesson and they quickly initiated a search for him 3 Because Mendonca had told his mother that he was planning to meet up with his friend Dias the police sought him for questioning Dias was in an emotional state while being questioned and simply replied that he did not know the boy s whereabouts but that the police should close the borders 5 Mendonca s cousin Joao Andre Mendonca recounted to the police that he Mendonca and Dias had had a conversation where Dias had invited them to go meet up with a prostitute The cousin said he had not joined Mendonca and Dias that afternoon because his mother would not let him leave the house Sightings EditThe investigation into the child s disappearance was slow to commence and soon slowed down further due to the lack of credible leads 3 Nevertheless the case had sparked public interest to a degree that sightings of Mendonca were numerous over the years since his disappearance A prostitute Alcina Dias confirmed that Dias had taken Mendonca to see her on the day he disappeared Dias allegedly drove up to see her in his car and asked her if she was working When she assented he offered to pay her to have sex with Mendonca Alcina Dias said that Mendonca was extremely nervous and crying by the time he exited the vehicle reportedly saying that Dias had forced him to meet her 3 Alcina Dias added that she tried to calm the boy down and asked him if his mother knew he was there to which the boy replied no Mendonca then allegedly drove off in Dias vehicle Alcina Dias allegedly tried to give her deposition to the authorities but could never identify Dias by name In 2011 she finally identified him in a court of law 8 9 10 In April 1998 the political commentator Nuno Rogeiro traveled to Disneyland Paris with his family During the trip the Rogeiro family snapped several photographs whilst on a ride one of these photos depicts a boy sitting behind the family who reportedly looks remarkably like Mendonca 3 Sitting next to the boy was a man in his 40s wearing a red jacket The Portuguese police did confiscate the photographs for further analysis but no further progress was made regarding this sighting 11 On 1 September 1998 13 police forces raided alleged members of an international child pornography ring known as the Wonderland Club The operation was code named Operation Cathedral and resulted in the confiscation of 750 000 images and videos depicting 1 263 different children Mendonca was among the few children 16 only that could be identified 3 However his whereabouts remain unknown and police suspect that he was murdered by his abductors after being abused on camera for other members of the paedophile ring 12 13 Media coverage EditMendonca s disappearance was widely covered by the Portuguese media and the case s developments continue to make headlines 14 15 Prison sentence for Dias EditDias initial 2012 trial ended in an acquittal due to a lack of evidence but he was subsequently charged with facilitating the corruption of a minor and convicted after a new trial in 2014 The second trial which followed an appeal by Mendonca s family focused on Dias attempts to coerce Mendonca into having sex with a prostitute and was unrelated to the child s disappearance Despite Dias s appeal this second ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court of Portugal On 3 October 2014 Dias was sentenced to three years in prison On 18 March 2015 he was taken to prison by his lawyer after a warrant for his detention was issued by the police 16 17 18 Dias was released in March 2017 having served two thirds of his sentence and continues to maintain his innocence in the matter 19 7 Films EditShadow Sombra 20 See also EditDisappearance of Madeleine McCann Disappearance of Johnny Gosch List of people who disappearedReferences Edit Quanto tempo mais O RUI PEDRO TEIXEIRA DE MENDONCA vai esperar para ser encontrado peticaopublica com Conteudo Com Barra Lateral policiajudiciaria pt a b c d e f Case 132 Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonca Casefile True Crime Podcast 30 November 2019 Retrieved 1 December 2019 Tania Laranjo 24 May 2019 Rui Pedro ja nao e procurado pela policia mas misterio Correio da Manha in Portuguese Archived from the original on 22 September 2019 Retrieved 22 September 2019 a b Lars Ulrich 22 June 2007 Junho 2007 RUI PEDRO TEIXEIRA MENDONCA DESAPARECIDO RUI PEDRO TEIXEIRA MENDONCA MISSING sapo pt Archived from the original on 27 April 2015 Retrieved 24 March 2019 desapareceu DISAPPEARED sapo pt Archived from the original on 17 May 2007 a b Man sentenced to jail for kidnapping missing Rui Pedro 8 March 2013 Prostituta confirma encontro com Rui Pedro Prostitute confirms meeting with Rui Pedro TSF p 2 Prostituta confirma encontro com Rui Pedro Prostitute confirms meeting with Rui Pedro TSF p 3 Prostituta confirma encontro com Rui Pedro Prostitute confirms meeting with Rui Pedro TSF p 1 Caso Rui Pedro Filha de Nuno Rogeiro e advogada da familia Case of Rui Pedro Nuno Rogeiro s daughter is a family lawyer Caras December 2011 Archived from the original on 18 April 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link O Neill Sean 2 August 2001 Internet child sex perverts escape justice via www telegraph co uk O Neill Sean 14 February 2001 Girl 8 raped to order on the internet via www telegraph co uk Noticias Ao Minuto 4 March 2014 Noticias ao Minuto Mae de Rui Pedro escreve carta a filho desaparecido ha 16 anos Noticias ao Minuto Filomena Teixeira O Rui Pedro nao foi esquecido Portugal Correio da Manha xl pt Expresso Caso Rui Pedro Afonso Dias entregou se nervoso e em baixo Jornal Expresso Confirmada prisao para Afonso Dias no caso Rui Pedro Portugal DN DN Archived from the original on 27 April 2015 Caso Rui Pedro Afonso Dias libertado www jn pt Rui Pedro desapareceu ha 20 anos O unico condenado reafirma a sua inocencia PUBLICO Review Shadow Cineuropa the best of european cinema Retrieved 9 April 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonca amp oldid 1149032399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
