Authorities arrested a woman for selling sexually explicit photos of her young daughters in Taguig City, according to John Consulta’s exclusive report in 24 Oras on Tuesday.
At a given signal, a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) team entered a house by virtue of search and cyber warrants.
They came upon a woman with a cellphone. To avoid disconnecting the transmission of the transaction, which will be used as evidence of the operation, an NBI agent quickly grabbed the suspect’s phone.
The 36-year old woman struggled with the agent before he finally wrestled the device away.
The confiscated phone contained obscene photos that were allegedly offered to her foreign patrons.
Authorities also rescued her three daughters, who are 17, six and four years old.
According to the NBI, their counterparts in US Homeland Security reported online sexual exploitation activity after they nabbed an American pedophile who was in possession of child pornography from the Philippines.
“Mayroong mga larawan na naliligo yung kanyang mga anak na walang damit at ito ay kinunan niya ng larawan at ito ay kanyang inalok sa foreigner,” said Atty Olga Gonzales-Augustia, chief of the NBI Human Trafficking Division.
(She took nude photos of her daughters while they were taking baths and offered them to a foreigner.)
The suspect’s four-year old niece was also rescued after authorities found out she was also used for online sexual exploitation in exchange for money.
“Kasalukuyan yung mga bata ay nasa kustodiya ng DSWD kasi sila ay menor de edad at kailangan nila ng psychosocial intervention,” Gonzales-Augustia said.
(The children are currently in the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development because they are minors and in need of psychosocial intervention.)
The suspect is facing charges for violating RA 11930 (Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children), the Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act and RA 9208 (the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act).
The suspect has yet to give a statement. She is now detained at the NBI Detention Facility in the New Bilibid Prison. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
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