Mother, live-in partner arrested for 'online peddling of sex videos' of her 2 minor children
A mother and her live-in partner were arrested in Lanao del Norte for peddling the sex videos of her two minor children, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
The NBI withheld the names of those arrested. It said they were charged with violations of Republic Act (RA) 9208, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, as amended by RA 11862, the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2022, in relation to RA 10175, the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012; RA 11930, the Anti-Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act; and RA 7610, the Anti-Child Abuse Law.
It said the couple was arrrested during an entrapment operation conducted by agents of the NBI’s Anti Human Trafficking Division (NBI-AHTRAD) and NBI’s Iligan District Office (NBI-ILDO) in Lala, Lanao del Norte.
The two minor children were rescued and the items identified in the search warrant were seized, it also said.
“The case stemmed from information provided by National Crime Agency (NCA) through the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center (PICACC) regarding a skype user who was sexually exploiting her two (2) minor children, through online shows for a fee,” the NBI said.
“Joint operatives of NBI-AHTRAD and NBI- Iligan District Office (ILDO) with the assistance from NBI-Digital Forensic Laboratory (NBI-DFL) conducted a series of surveillance operations, which confirmed the illegal activities of the Subjects,” it said.
With this information, the NBI-AHTRAD secured from a court a Warrant to Search, Seize and Examine Computer Data (WSSECD), it also said.