• THERESA MAE DULMAN
Police arrested a 33-year-old stepfather, who is the number one most wanted person in Negros Island Region, for five counts of qualified rape of a minor in Barangay 19-A, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Nov. 11.
Operatives of the Victorias Component City Police Station collared the jobless suspect at around 9:30 p.m. at his residence in Adoracion Dalum, Canetown Subdivision.
The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the suspect reportedly took advantage of his minor stepdaughter by frequently inviting her to his home under the pretext of letting her use the internet to contact her mother, who is working abroad.
The arrest was executed by virtue of a standing warrant issued against the accused, with no bail recommended. He is detained at the Victorias Police Station for proper legal disposition.
PRO-NIR director, P/Brig. Gen. Rudecindo Reales, said Nov. 12 that the police will remain relentless in hunting down wanted individuals across the region to ensure justice for victims. | TMD
