Joana Cipriano.
In 2004, Joana Cipriano, aged 8, disappeared from Figueira, a village 7 miles away from Praia da Luz, in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Joana's mother, Leonor, was beaten and tortured by the police, during a 48-hour-long interrogation.
Leonor, who was tortured by the police.
Two police officers were later convicted in connection with the assault on Leonor.
Both Joana and Madeleine vanished without trace.
One of the two officers who was convicted was Chief Inspector Gonçalo Amaral.
Amaral
Chief Inspector Gonçalo Amaral led the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in May 2007 from the nearby resort of Praia da Luz.
Amaral was convicted of having falsified police documents in the case and received an 18-month suspended sentence.[7]
Michel Lelievre. MADELEINE McCANN AND MICHELLE MARTIN
Michel Lelievre. MADELEINE McCANN AND MICHELLE MARTIN
Both Joana and Madeleine vanished without trace.
In both cases officers failed to secure the crime scene.
Both mothers mounted campaigns to find their daughters.
Both women were accused of involvement. [5]
Joana's mother, Leonor, was allegedly framed and then jailed.
Was Amaral part of a cover-up of the child abuse network that involves the police in Portugal?
"Pedro Namora, a former Casa Pia orphan who witnessed 11 rapes on fellow orphans, during which they were tied to their beds, sympathises with the McCanns.
"He believes elements in the force have conspired to suppress both scandals, fearing damage to the country's reputation.
"'Portugal is a paedophiles' paradise,' said Mr Namora, now a lawyer campaigning on behalf of the Casa Pia victims. 'If all the names come out, this will be an earthquake in Portugal. There is a massive, sophisticated network at play here - stretching from the government to the judiciary and the police.
"'The network is enormous and extremely powerful. There are magistrates, ambassadors, police, politicians - all have procured children from Casa Pia. It is extremely difficult to break this down. These people cover for each other, because if one is arrested, they all are arrested. They don't want anyone to know.'"
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"'Portugal is a paedophiles' paradise,' said Mr Namora, now a lawyer campaigning on behalf of the Casa Pia victims. 'If all the names come out, this will be an earthquake in Portugal. There is a massive, sophisticated network at play here - stretching from the government to the judiciary and the police.
"'The network is enormous and extremely powerful. There are magistrates, ambassadors, police, politicians - all have procured children from Casa Pia. It is extremely difficult to break this down. These people cover for each other, because if one is arrested, they all are arrested. They don't want anyone to know.'"
Read more: dailymail.