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UFCG professor investigated for harassment of students is a deacon and has already been sued for the same crime

Professor Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza was once a deacon in Campina Grande Reproduction / Diocese of Campina Grande Professor Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza, dismissed by the Ministry of Education (MEC) after an...

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UFCG professor investigated for harassment of students is a deacon and has already been sued for the same crime
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Professor Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza was once a deacon in Campina Grande Reproduction / Diocese of Campina Grande Professor Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza, dismissed by the Ministry of Education (MEC) after an administrative disciplinary process that found sexual and moral harassment against students at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), is also a deacon and has already responded to a lawsuit for sexual harassment in 2017. ? Click here to follow the g1 PB channel on WhatsApp Além da performance at the university, Antônio Lisboa was ordained deacon of the Diocese of Campina Grande in 2015. In May 2026, he was transferred from the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Rosário to the Parish of Nossa Senhora das Dores e São Lucas.

g1 contacted the Diocese of Campina Grande to find out if the institution intends to take a position on the case, but did not receive a response until the last update of this report. Professor already responded to lawsuit for sexual harassment in 2017 g1 had access to the sentence of a case in which Antônio Lisboa responded for sexual harassment against two women in 2017. On that occasion, he benefited from the conditional suspension of the case, a measure in which the progress of the action is suspended as long as the person under investigation meets the conditions established by the Court for a specified period. According to the sentence, he performed services to the community and regularly appeared in court to prove compliance with the orders. With the end of the established period and with no record of non-compliance with the conditions, the Court declared the punishment extinct and ordered the case to be closed. Understand the case Campus of the Federal University of Campina Grande UFCG/Disclosure The Ministry of Education (MEC) ordered the dismissal of Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza after the conclusion of an administrative disciplinary process that investigated the practice of sexually suggestive conduct and moral harassment against UFCG students. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) on Tuesday (14) and signed by the Minister of Education, Leonardo Osvaldo Barchini Rosa. According to the ordinance, the professor used his position at the university to carry out sexually suggestive acts and moral harassment against female students at the institution. The document states that there was "validity of office", a term used to characterize the use of public office to obtain personal advantage or commit irregularities. Before his dismissal, Antônio Lisboa was an associate professor at UFCG and a permanent member of the Postgraduate Program in Education (PPGEd-UAED-CH). He was also a member of the Campina Grande Municipal Education Council, where he was a member and vice-president between 2014 and 2016. The DOU publication does not detail the episodes that led to the opening of the administrative process nor does it inform when the complaints were registered. The document also does not provide information about possible criminal investigations. g1 contacted Antônio Lisboa Leitão de Souza's defense to request a position on the case, but did not receive a response until the last update of this report. g1 also contacted UFCG's Permanent Disciplinary Administrative Process Commission (CPPAD). According to the president of the commission, the process is being processed under secrecy and there has not yet been a final decision at the administrative level. According to him, the procedure is in the Ministry of Education and, after the definitive conclusion of the analysis, the decision will be forwarded to the university for compliance. The commission also informed that access to the process may be made available when confidentiality is removed. Most watched videos from g1 Paraíba

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