ORMOC CITY, Leyte – Policemen arrested a mobile phone technician, who has been wanted for child abuse in Davao Oriental, in his house in Cogon village here on Monday afternoon.
Chief Insp. Demosthenes Magnaan, City Mobile Force Company (CMFC) commander and team leader identified the suspect as Glenn Esperas, 34.
He was charged with child abuse through lascivious conduct and was issued an arrest warrant by Presiding Judge Lope Calio of the Davao City Regional Trial Branch 33.
Esperas firmly denied having malicious intent to his 14-year old step-daughter, who is also his cousin.
He, however, admitted dropping his legs to the child’s body during bed time sometime in 2015, an act he described as a display of affection since the child grew up with him.
The child is his wife’s daughter by his uncle, who had died.
The accusation brought him to rank number six on the most wanted list of the Tarragona municipal station in Davao Oriental.
“Esperas is scheduled to be returned to the issuing court (Davao City) as soon as paper works are completed,” Magnaan told reporters Monday night.
The suspect plans to post PHP180,000 bail set by the court, adding he also plans to seek for forgiveness from his estranged wife.
The arrest came after a police asset reported a wanted person from Davao hiding in the village.
The CMFC then coordinated with the Tarragona town police, led by Insp. Ariel Ismael, the women and children protection desk officers headed by Senior Insp. Graciela Sabas and the City Intelligence Bureau. (Elvie Roa/PNA)
