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Sri Lankan wanted for child sex abuse nabbed in Philippines
March 9, 2017 11:35 am
A Sri Lankan wanted for allegedly sexually abusing mostly young children was captured by police in Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Inter Aksyon news agency reported today.
In a belated report Thursday, Senior Superintendent Edwin Quilates, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Luzon, said the suspect was arrested at the Old Capitol Compound in Barangay San Roque Monday morning.
The arresting team was armed with a warrant for suspect’s arrest on charges of violating Republic Act 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act.
-Agencies
