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)r
German national Dietmar Karl Moenig stepped out of jail yesterday, more than eight months after his arrest on accusations of sexually exploiting a 14-year-old girl in Cordova town, Cebu.
Moenig posted bail in the amount of P144,000.
Judge Alexander Acosta of the Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 9 signed Moenig’s release order.
Moenig was charged with two counts of acts of lasciviousness and attempted rape.
“We will face all the issues in court. We know these are trumped-up charges,” said his lawyer Inocencio De La Cerna who accompanied him.
Moenig was arrested by police in barangay Gabi, Cordova last Nov. 5.
Based on the investigation conducted by the police, the foreigner allegedly recruited young girls for prostitution
With the assistance of the Children’s Legal Bureau, Cordova police rescued a 14-year-old girl inside Moenig’s rented house.
The girl said she was sexually abused by the German.