 In 2015, he was involved in a case of the alleged verbal abuse of a young girl recovering in Goa Medical College after she was allegedly hit by a car driven by his son, Jonah.The girl was walking towards Old Goa to complete her vow to St Francis Xavier when the accident occurred.In 2018, the Goa Children's Court acquitted him after finding that there was "no consistency between the testimonies" of lawyer Aires Rodrigues and the alleged victim.