Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon lauded the police for the immediate arrest of a German vlogger who uploaded a video of him picking up a girl in Alabang, bringing her to a motel, paying her P1,000, and kissing her.
Vlogger “Mr Pogi German” (real name: Marcel Messall), 29, a resident of Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal, was arrested by the Muntinlupa police.
He is facing a complaint for violation of Republic Act 8353 (The Anti-Rape Law of 1997) in relation to Republic Act 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act).
According to a report by Muntinlupa police chief Col. Angel Garcillano, the girl that Messall picked up in Alabang turned out to be 17 years old, a minor, and not 18 as he claimed in the video.
“Base sa video, mukhang napagsamantalahan niya ang pangangailangan ng nasabing babae (Based on the video, it appeared that he took advantage of the woman’s needs),” said Biazon.
He added, “In less than 24 hours mula nang nagpahayag tayo ng statement tungkol sa ginawa ng nasabing foreign national, nahuli na nila ang dayuhan. Salamat sa PNP-Muntinlupa led by PCol. Angel Garcillano sa mabilis na aksyon (In less than 24 hours since I issued a statement about what the foreign national did, they were able to arrest the foreigner. Thank you to PNP-Muntinlupa lead by PCol. Angel Garcillano for the swift action).”
The mayor called on the City Council to declare “Mr Pogi German” persona non grata in Muntinlupa.
“Yung ginawa niya, hindi lang naka-offend sa isang tao, but also the entire city (What he did not only offended one person but also the entire city),” he said.
According to Biazon, “Hindi natin tino-tolerate ang ganitong klaseng mga activity. This also serves as a warning to all other persons na engaged sa ganito; kung ganyang klaseng content din ang gagawin nila, wag na nilang pagtangkaan pa (We don’t tolerate these kinds of activities. This also serves as a warning to all other persons who are engaged in this; if they are doing the same content, they should not even make an attempt).”
He said the minor will undergo psychological assessment so the appropriate help can be given to her.
The Muntinlupa police said the victim had a chat with Massell on the Messenger app. They met in front of a mall in Alabang and he invited her to go to a motel.
The police said, however, Messall “insisted to have a sexual Intercourse with the victim but the latter refused to do it. The suspect forced to undress the victim” and had sex with her.
The victim told her mother what Massell did to her and they went to the Women and Children Protection Unit of the Muntinlupa police to report the incident.
Messall’s video, titled “I've Met a 18 Years old Filipina Pick Up Girl from alabang Muntinlupa,” was uploaded on his Facebook account on Jan. 7 and has been viewed 11 million times, and has garnered more than 20,000 comments and 285,000 reactions.
“MR Pogi German” even encouraged other women to participate.
“Who wants to be the next girl for my content?! Tara na pm me!!!” he wrote.
In the Facebook post, “MR Pogi German” claimed that “the intention of this vlog is to help Filipina girls like her who can't afford daily essentials like food or gatas for her baby...I want to use this platform to share her story. I'm sure many girls are in the same situation like her,not enough money for food,gatas,diaper etc ...I hope she will use the 10000 pesos wisely!!!!”
In the video, the “MR Pogi Gernman” asked the 18-year-old woman, “Hey miss, magandang gabi. Magkano? (Hey miss, good evening. How much ?”
“P1,000 sir all-in, tatlong oras po (for three hours),” the girl replied.
They went to the motel, ate, and talked while he asked her about her circumstances.
“I want to help you,” the vlogger claimed.
After eating, they went to the motel room. The woman changed her outfit.
“Wow, you look amazing. Wait, can you stay there? So amazing, so beautiful and cute,” he said while taking a video of her.
He told her, “Okay, you can lay down now on the bed.”
On the bed, they held hands and then he took off his shirt. She tugged down his shorts and then he said, “It’s a prank!”
“I mean, I’m actually not here to have sex with you,” he told her.
The video also showed they kissed and hid under the sheets. While kissing her, the vlogger told her, “You deserve the money. You are such a nice girl.”
“Salamat sir. You are so bait (Thank you, sir. You are so kind),” she replied.
“You are welcome naman,” he said.
He told her it was already 6:50 a.m. and “we must check out.”
The vlogger accompanied her to the jeepney stop and told her, “Ingat (take care).”