A father has been arrested in Bulacan for "sexually abusing" his own minor daughter.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) withheld the name of the arrested person who was apprehended by operatives of the NBI’s Violence Against Women and Children Division (NBI-VAWCD) last April 18 at a motel in Norzagaray, Bulacan where he and his daughter stayed.
“NBI-VAWCD operatives immediately arrested the Subject as they were getting out of the motel,” the bureau said.
It said the arrested father was charged with violations of Republic Act (RA) 8353, the Anti-Rape Law, and RA 9262, the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act.
The NBI said it conducted the operation based on the complaint filed by the mother of the victim. The mother claimed that her husband abandoned her when her daughter was only three months old.
The mother told the NBI that while her husband has been staying with his live-in partner, she allowed their daughter to stay with him on Oct. 15, 2023 and March 14, 2024.
“Thru the information given by the live-in partner of the Subject, Complainant discovered the sexual relationship of the Victim and Subject and that Subject will be renting an apartment so he could live with the Victim,” the NBI said.
“The allegations were evidenced by recorded phone calls and admission of Subject to his live-in partner,” it added.
After the complainant sought the help of the bureau, operatives of NBI-VAWCD followed the suspect and his daughter after learning that they will meet in Cubao, Quezon City.
The suspect and his daughter traveled to Norzagaray where they checked into a motel where NBI operatives waited for the opportunity to arrest the man.