justice here is so fast!!

[martin]

time line from bbc (see below) on casa pia case which has finished today, does it really take 8 years to deal with legal cases??

Casa Pia scandal timeline

* September 2002: Scandal breaks when the mother of one boy tells police he has been sexually abused by a former Casa Pia driver and gardener, Carlos Silvino
* February 2003: Social workers say they have uncovered 130 cases of child abuse at the main Casa Pia home, dating back to the 1970s
* December 2003: Prosecutors charge 10 people with the sexual abuse of children at Casa Pia, including several celebrities and top officials
* June 2004: Judge throws out charges against three suspects, including a leading politician
* November 2004: Six men and one woman go on trial, accused of sexually abusing 32 children
* May 2005: The 32 victims starting giving evidence
* March 2006: Court orders the government to pay 2m euros in compensation to 44 former Casa Pia residents, saying it had failed to protect them
* September 2010: Judges find the charges against all seven defendants have been proven