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Date: 26 November 2013
Source: Journal Online

POLICE arrested a  man who allegedly molested an eighth grader pupil in Batangas City Thursday morning.

Senior Insp. Dwight A. Fonte,  Batangas Police Information officer, identified the victim as “Ellen” (not her real name) 13, Grade 8 student at Saint Bridgette College, of Bgy. Kumintang Ibaba.

The suspect was identified as Laddyson Macalalad Manibo, 41, pipefitter of AG’P, married, native of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro and a resident of Muzon 2nd, Alitagtag, Batangas.       

Case investigator  PO3 Jonnabee P. Enriquez said that at around 10 a.m. Thursday, Gavino Taguy Huerta and Richard Candor Velasco, both barangay tanod of Kumintang Ibaba, brought the arrested suspect to Batangas City Police Station.

Enriquez said the victim was molested several times by the suspect at 7 a.m. same day at Pension House on Callero St., Bgy. 19, Batangas City.

He said the suspect threatened the victim with harm if she tells anyone about the incident, saying, “Papatayin ko ang buo mong angkan at idadamay kita.”     

The victim was placed under the custody of her aunt.

The  arrested suspect now detained at Batangas City lock-up cell.