A man tagged as the most wanted person for child abuse and molestation in Pasig City was arrested on Thursday, June 29, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said.
Police identified the suspect as Arthuro Cordova Jr. alias "Turbo", 51, a resident of Catalina Subdivision, Barangay Rosario, Pasig City.
Cordova was arrested by members of the District Special Operations Unit (DSOU) by virtue of a warrant issued by the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC).
According to witnesses and victims of Cordova who filed the case, the suspect was repeatedly seen performing indecent acts on himself in public and was reported for molesting children.
One of the complainants said Cordova followed her young daughter to an alley where he told the underage girl in an indecent manner that "he will wait for her to grow up". The complainant added that the suspect once called her attention while doing indecent acts on himself.
Cordova is facing six counts of violation of R.A. 7610 or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.
Pasig City police said they have already deployed additional personnel in their area of responsibility to prevent similar incidents from happening again.