Manila police nab senior citizen wanted for multiple rape cases
A 62-year-old man wanted for statutory rape and three counts of rape was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District’s District Police Intelligence and Operations Unit (DPIOU) in Quezon Province on February 12.
Police Maj. Kevin Rey Bautista, DPIOU chief, said the arrest was the result of an intelligence-driven Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO). The suspect, identified only by his alias “Jun,” is a resident of Zapanta Street, Malate, Manila.
The arrest took place at Sitio Greenfield, Brgy. San Vicente, Municipality of Macalelon, Quezon, around 2:30 p.m., by virtue of an alias warrant issued for statutory rape and three counts of rape under Article 266-A, paragraphs 1(a) and 2, docketed under CC No. 12-290836-39.
Presiding Judge Jaime Santiago of Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 3 in Manila had recommended no bail in a decision dated July 20, 2012.
Bautista added that the suspect was informed of the charges against him and of his constitutional rights under R.A. 7438 in a language he understood, but chose to remain silent. In compliance with Supreme Court A.M. 21-06-08-SC, an Alternative Recording Device was used during the implementation of the arrest warrant.
The suspect is currently detained at the MPD-Integrated Jail facility while awaiting the return of the warrant to the court of origin and the issuance of a commitment order.