Police colonel held for sex raps

MANILA, Philippines — A police colonel wanted for alleged acts of lasciviousness was arrested in Quezon City yesterday.

He was apprehended by operatives of the Anonas police station 9 in Barangay Fairview.

The police official was arrested based on a warrant issued by the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 135 for acts of lasciviousness under Article 336 of the Revised Penal Code.

A bail of P36,000 was recommended for his temporary liberty.

The suspect’s alleged victim, a non-uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), filed a complaint against the suspect.

The identities of the police colonel and the victim were withheld.

In a nine-page resolution issued on Feb. 11, the Quezon City prosecutor’s office found sufficient evidence to indict the police official for acts of lasciviousness.

The victim said the police official touched her hands, thighs and private parts while she was in his car in June 2023.

She said the police official suggested they go to a motel, which she rejected.

She said the suspect even offered her P10,000 in exchange for having a relationship with him.

The prosecutor’s office dismissed the complaint filed against the suspect for sexual harassment for lack of evidence.

The police official, the victim and other PNP personnel had just attended a meeting in Manila before the incident happened.

According to the victim, the colonel asked her to ride with him. As the suspect has a higher rank in the PNP, she said she and her colleagues could not refuse.