PNP chief vows probe on cop for sexual abuse of quarantine violator

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:56 p.m.) — The chief of the Philippine National Police ordered Sunday the immediate conduct of the summary dismissal proceedings against a police officer who was accused of sexually abusing a quarantine violator in Mariveles, Bataan.

 

Police Patrolman Elmer Tuazon Jr., 24, stands accused of sexually harassing an alleged violator, together with Armando Dimaculangan, who was the marshal team leader assigned at the police-manned quarantine control point in Barangay Batangas 2.

 

In a statement, Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said that criminal complaints of Rape by Sexual Assault and Acts of Lasciviousness have been lodged against the two suspects with the prosecutor saying probable cause exists for the said crimes and recommends that criminal information be filed in court.

 

Full story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/29/2123437/pnp-chief-vows-probe-cop-sexual-abuse-quarantine-violator

 

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