Fisherman accused of raping 2 minors arrested in Palawan
Police serve the warrant of arrest against a fisherman (left) for allegedly raping an eight-year-old female and a 10-year-old female in Taytay town, Palawan province on Monday, March 24, 2025. —Photo from the CIDG
MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested a married fisherman for allegedly raping an eight-year-old female and a 10-year-old female in Palawan province, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) announced in a report on Tuesday.
The CIDG Palawan Provincial Field Unit collared the suspect on Monday in Barangay New Guinlo, Taytay town.
According to the CIDG report, the suspect allegedly invited the two female children to accompany him in a mountainous area in the barangay, where he was said to have raped and sexually abused the victims on May 20, May 30, June 4 and June 29, 2024.
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The suspect was arrested by virtue of a warrant issued by the Family Court Branch 14 in Taytay, Palawan dated March 18.
He was the number 1 most wanted person in the Palawan province level, the CIDG added.
The suspect, identified by the alias “Bongbong,” faces nine counts of statutory rape by sexual assault; seven counts of acts of lasciviousness in relation to the Child Abuse Law; and two counts of qualified rape of a minor.
