Two American "sex offenders" were barred from entering the Philippines when they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from Taiwan.

Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the two Americans as Keith Michael Lacek, 63, who arrived last Dec. 5, and Peter Maehler de Leon Guerrero, 54, who arrived last Dec. 2.
“They are undesirable aliens who pose a very serious threat to our children, and they are perpetually banned from entering our country,” Tansingco said.

BI said that “Lacek was excluded after his name prompted a hit in the bureau’s derogatory base indicating that he has been banned from entering the country for his involvement in sex tourism.”

“Lacek was blacklisted by the BI in June 2020 after the bureau received information from the Office of Cybercrime of the Department of Justice that Lacek was reportedly involved in the online enticement and sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism,” it said.

“Lacek allegedly enticed a Filipina to produce and send indecent photographs of children and to engage in sexual activity with a young minor in exchange for money,” it added.

In the case of Guerrero, BI said that “he is a registered sex offender (RSO) in the United States due to his record of conviction as a child rapist.”

“A Texas court reportedly convicted Guerrero in 1994 for violating Section 22 of the State’s laws which penalizes the act of sexual assault of a child who is 17 years of age or below,” it said.