Fabio Paim, former football player and reality star, reacted to the rape charges of a young college student in Faro. Commentator Léo Caeiro came to the conversation with the former player, who is very weakened and denies the allegations.
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27/10/2026
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A news that Fábio Paim is accused of violating a young university student in Faro has been this Tuesday, October 27, widely commented on television programs and social networks.
The former 38-year-old footballer publicly reacted to the charges via social media. “Charge is not conviction“, he wrote on his official Instagram page.
In CMTV’s “Hello, Good Morning”, Léo Caeiro revealed to have talked on Monday night with the former footballer about all the controversy surrounding his name.
“ Last night, after this news came out, I had the opportunity to call Fabio Paim to see what Fabio's reaction was, to see how he was doing. Fabio is very fragile“, said the social commentator.
According to Leo Caeiro, the former footballer reiterated the charges and proved convinced that he will be able to prove his innocence.
“Fabio told me that this accusation did not correspond to the truth, he does not know the person in questionYou'll prove it in your own instances. But he was very shaken”, reinforced the commentator.
According to information released by CNN Portugal, the former Sporting star will have broken into the door of the building where the alleged victim lived, in the Algarve, will still have pulled her hair and thrown the young woman against a wall. Then you'll have raped her.
Fabio Paim will have been identified by the authorities as a presumed perpetrator of the crime due to biological traces left on the alleged victim's clothing and consistent with the DNA of the former footballer.