NBI ARRESTS  PIMP, RESCUES 5 MINORS IN QUEZON CITY

OPERATIVES of the National Bureau of Investigation Human Trafficking Division (NBI-HTRAD) arrested an alleged pimp for child sexual exploitation and rescued five minors in Quezon City.

The rescue operation stemmed from a case referral from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) through Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center (PICACC).

According to the referral, members of the New Westminster Police Department (NWPD) executed a Search Warrant at the residence of a Canadian national.

During the service of the warrant, investigators reviewed the Canadian national’s device and found communications with a Skype username.

Forensic results forwarded to NBI-HTRAD revealed that the suspect was receiving payments from the arrested Canadian national to facilitate the live online sexual abuse of a 12-year-old relative.

HTRAD agents conducted surveillance operations to verify the suspect’s activities and the involvement of minor victims.

The operations confirmed that the suspect was actively offering her minor children to foreigners in exchange for money.

Following information that suspect was offering minor victims for in-person sexual exploitation, NBI-HTRAD launched an entrapment and rescue operation.

The suspect was charged with violation of Qualified Trafficking in Persons in violation of Republic Act No. 9208, as amended by Republic Act 10364.

NBI Director Judge Jaime B. Santiago emphasized the Bureau’s unwavering commitment to pursuing perpetrators of child online sexual exploitation and encourages the public to report any suspicious online activities related to the crime, as every report could save children from such illicit activities.