At about 1:30AM of Friday (July 19), a meticulous police operation led to the arrest of alias Edward a 25-year-old call center agent, for complaints of rape, robbery extortion, and disobedience to a person in authority. The operation was conducted at Annex 35, Parañaque City, following a complaint that was referred by SILG Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr.

The complainant, a 19-year-old female student met the suspect through an online dating application. After establishing contact, the suspect allegedly raped the victim and subsequently demanded large sums of money in exchange of not posting sensitive photographs of her online.

Upon receipt of the information, SPD SOU orchestrated an entrapment operation, in collaboration with the victim and her father that later led to the suspect’s apprehension.

During the operation, officers utilized an Alternative Recording Device (ARD) to document the proceedings, and the suspect was informed of his constitutional rights.

The case of rape will be referred to and handled by the Women’s and Children’s Protection Desk (WCPD) of SPD. The suspect is currently in custody of DSOU, while complaints for robbery extortion, and disobedience to an agent of a person in authority is being prepared against him