Catriona Gray expected to file statement to NBI this week
Beauty titlist Catriona Gray will hopefully submit to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) within the week her statement concerning her complaint over fake nude photos of her circulating online.
(Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
NBI Cyber Crime Division (NBI-CCD) Chief Victor Lorenzo said on Thursday, Aug. 6, Gray’s lawyer informed him last week as to when her statement will be submitted.
“Sabi nila ngayong week (They said it will be filed this week),” Lorenzo said in a text message.
Lorenzo pointed out his office needs the statement before they could begin with the investigation over the complaint of the 2018 Miss Universe.
“Libel or voyeurism kasi ang possible violations (The possible charges that the culprits could face is either libel of voyeurism),” the NBI official explained as he referred to possible violations of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 as well as RA 9995 or the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009.
Accompanied by her legal counsel Atty. Christopher Liquigan, Gray went to the NBI last July 21 seeking an investigation over her fake nude photos.
During her visit, NBI Deputy Director Vicente De Guzman III assured that the bureau will unmask the culprits behind the fake photos.
“The reason why the NBI is conducting an investigation is to determine the persons accountable for its posting in the social media,” de Guzman had said.
“Kahit sino tamaan niyan icha-charge namin (Whoever they are we will file charges against them),” he assured.
Her lawyer also issued issued a statement which denounced the “vicious attempt to tarnish the good name of Ms. Gray.”
The lawyer informed the public that “these photos and whatever information statements that are being spread are fake and the pictures are digitally altered.”
Liquigan said Gray’s camp is “actively coordinating with authorities to hold accountable whoever is behind this scheme and face penal sanctions accordingly.”
“We will likewise take legal actions against those involved in the manufacture and publication of the said photo,” he added.