RTC Judge Alexander Acosta signs the release order of German national Dietmar Karl Moenig (right). Moenig was accompanied by his legal counsel Inocencio De La Cerna Jr.(CDN PHOTO/ADOR MAYOL)
A German named Dietmar Karl Moenig posts cash bond today, more than eight months after being arrested on charges of molesting a 14-year-old girl in Cordova town, Cebu.
Accompanied by his lawyer Inocencio De La Cerna Jr., Moenig posted bail before the Regional Trial Court in Cebu City which currently handles some cases from Cordova.
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He paid a P144,000 cash bond for the three criminal charges filed against him.
Judge Alexander Acosta of the Regional Trial Court Branch 9 signed Moenig’s release order.
Moenig secured temporary liberty pending resolution of the charges for two counts of acts of lasciviousness, and attempted rape.
“We will face all the issues in court. We know that all these are just trumped-up charges,” De La Cerna told CDN.
Moenig was arrested by the police in Barangay Gabi, Cordova last Nov. 5 on accusations that he was involved in sex trafficking of minors.
Based on the investigation conducted by the police, the foreigner allegedly hired and received girls for prostitution.
With the assistance of the Children’s Legal Bureau (CLB), the Cordova Police rescued a 14-year-old girl inside Moenig’s rented house. The victim admitted that she was sexually abused by the accused.