Portugal is 'Paedo's paradise.'

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/82401/Paedo-paradise/

Praia da Luz is a PAEDO PARADISE

At least 38 convicted sex offenders were living nearby when Madeleine McCann was snatched, say detectives.

The Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz was a “magnet for paedophiles” many of whom were British.

Private investigators searching for Madeleine, who disappeared days before her fourth birthday in May 2007, think she was abducted by a sicko living as close as 500 yards from her holiday apartment.

A spokesman for the investigators said: “There are 38 known sex offenders in the Algarve. The area is a magnet for paedophiles.”

Last night they were on the trail of five child abusers considered “suspects”, including four Brits.

The detectives plan to quiz Raymond Hewlett, 62, who served a string of jail sentences for sex crimes on kids, in the German hospital where he is recovering from throat cancer surgery.

Hewlett, who once abducted and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old paper girl at knifepoint in the UK, was staying an hour away from Praia da Luz when Madeleine disappeared.

He denies he was involved and has agreed to help the McCanns’ private eyes.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5398913/Madeleine-McCann-Raymond-Hewlett-gives-DNA-sample-to-police.html

They also plan to quiz a second Brit paedophile living nearby at the time.

Both men were questioned and ruled out by Portuguese detectives.

Ex-RUC detective Dave Edgar, 52, is convinced that Portuguese police have already quizzed her kidnapper and let him go.

He said: “I believe there is a real chance the police have spoken to him during their inquiry. There is a very strong possibility that Madeleine is still within that area.”

The McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “Investigators continue to follow up four to five credible leads but for operational reasons I cannot divulge any details.”

The investigators say there have been seven sex assaults involving tourists’ children in the Algarve in four years.

They have narrowed their search to a handful of predatory paedophiles, two of whom still live in Praia da Luz.

One is of “significant interest” as investigators suspect his alibi is “a bit shaky”.

Very sad....did I see that Portugal did just institute an Amber Alert-esque system, though?

bluj1515 wrote:Very sad....did I see that Portugal did just institute an Amber Alert-esque system, though?

Yes, but will the cops act on it when needed, or try and cover things up.....again?

vee8 wrote:

bluj1515 wrote:Very sad....did I see that Portugal did just institute an Amber Alert-esque system, though?

Yes, but will the cops act on it when needed, or try and cover things up.....again?

Cover-up.....again and again.

I'm also dismayed at the limitations on it.