Human trafficking plaint filed against Oregon retiree for relationship with girl

Apple Ta-as, Rene Alima 08/06/2015

American in trouble A 72-year-old American retiree who  was arrested last Tuesday for allegedly living  in with  a 17-year-old girl, is facing a complaint of human trafficking and child abuse before  the Cebu Provincial Prosecutor’s Office. Allan…

Woman facing trafficking charges

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/03/2015

A woman is facing trial for allegedly hiring and exposing a 13-year-old girl to prostitution in 2013. The Cebu City Prosecutors’ Office found sufficient evidence to indict Michelle Gijan on charges of qualified trafficking. No bail was…

Trafficking case dismissed

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/30/2015

The couple who was accused of hiring and exposing a 17-year-old girl to prostitution in downtown Cebu City four years ago was cleared of  the charges. Ricardo and Myrla Ramos were found not guilty of violating Republic…

Courier firms commit aid against trafficking

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/29/2015

More than 10 money transfer companies in Cebu pledged  to help the provincial government fight  human trafficking and child exploitation. Representatives of money transfer agencies in Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova town attended yesterday’s closed-door  meeting…

2ND RETIREE CAUGHT IN BOGO

Apple Ta-as 06/29/2015

US pensioner is second arrested for trafficking in June The parents of a 17-year-old girl saw nothing wrong with her staying with a 67-year-old American retiree in his bungalow home in barangay Odlot, Bogo City in northern…

American retiree nabbed for trafficking still has no lawyer

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/07/2015

There’s no lawyer for 69-year-old American retiree Harold Glover, who was brought to the Bogo City Prosecutor’s Office to face charges of alleged human trafficking last Friday afternoon. Glover, a pensioner from Georgia, USA, was arrested inside …

STOPPING THE TRAFFIC

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/06/2015

Anti-human trafficking advocates focus on northern Cebu Both government and non-government groups are stepping up efforts to fight human trafficking, especially in northern Cebu. With the arrest of another foreigner for allegedly exploiting minors in Bogo City,…

Retiree nabbed in Bogo

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/05/2015

American, 69, arrested for paying minors to have sex;  Teenage victim said she needed money ‘for school supplies’ For five years, 69-year-old Harold Glover has been  renting a house in Bogo city, north Cebu. The American retiree…

Consul ‘shocked’ over arrest of 4 Koreans for trafficking

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/24/2015

Korean Consul General Lee Ki-seog yesterday expressed shock over the arrest of four Korean nationals who were accused of exposing local women to prostitution. In a phone interview, Lee said he would meet with  Korean consuls to…

Aussie blames ex-girlfriend for arrest, claims innocence

Victor Anthony V. Silva 05/14/2015

The 61-year-old Australian national charged with molesting female minors blamed his ex-girlfriend for spreading “lies about him.” “I have not committed any crime. I did not do nothing. The allegations were spread by my ex-girlfriend,” a defiant…

Tourism office to meet Bogo resort owners

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/13/2015

Bogo City’s Tourism Office will schedule a meeting with resort and hotel operators to  intensify its campaign against human trafficking in the city. “We want to meet and inform them about our campaign on human trafficking. The…

Former Aussie teacher accused of child trafficking found dead inside Cebu jail

Apple Ta-as 04/12/2015

Before taking his own life, Munro wrote another inmate: ‘Help me pass quietly’   The night before, he stayed up late scribbling on a sheet of paper. A fellow inmate across his cell said he noticed the…

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