May 18: National Day to Combat Abuse and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents
The Pandemia of COVID-19 and all its family, social and economic repercussions made May 18 even more important to be remembered. For those who do not know, that same day in the year 1973, the girl Araceli Cabrera Sanchez Crespo would not return to the house after her school time, in the state of Espírito Santo. Six days later, her body would be found, revealing a brutal crime of sexual violence. Her aggressors have never been held responsible. In the year 2000, Law 9970 established this date as the National Day to Combat Abuse and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, noting the importance of facing this situation, in various spheres....
May 18, 2022