According to newspaper Correio da Manhã, the Naval Police officer from Tavira also faces charges of deserting his job and illegally carrying a weapon.
The man’s mother faces charges of kidnapping.
The case took place in October 2012 when Paulo Guiomar refused to hand his daughter back to her mother, the child’s legal custodian. He was arrested after almost two years on the run.
He claims he was trying to protect the girl from her mother’s alleged neglect.