ILOILO CITY – Police have apprehended in Pavia, Iloilo a pastor wanted for alleged acts of lasciviousness on children in Manapla, Negros Occidental.
The Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 did not identify the 32-year-old suspect ranked as the most wanted person in Western Visayas.
The suspect was arrested in an intelligence-driven operation led by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Iloilo with the Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Intelligence Unit, the Pavia Municipal Police Station, and the Manapla Police Station.
His warrant of arrest was issued by Judge Dyna Chiongson of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)-Branch 40 in Silay City, Negros Occidental.
Police Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, PRO-6 director, lauded the operatives for this new and significant accomplishment which resulted in the arrest of the region’s top most wanted person.
“This is a testament that we are serious and committed enough to giving justice to the victims,” added Francisco.