25 girls rescued from cyber sex dens in Angeles

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and the Angeles City police rescued 23 women and two teenaged girls after policemen conducted raids on three cyber sex dens over the weekend in Balibago, Angeles City.

The police also arrested an American suspect identified as Jesse York, 35, of Los Angeles, California and resident of Diamond Subdivision in Balibago, Angeles City, said Senior Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, chief of the CIDG Central Luzon.

Eleazar said York was arrested after a warrant of arrest was issued by Judge Philbert Ituralbe of the Angeles City Regional Trial Court for violation of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2003, or Republic Act 9202.

During the raids in the three cyber sex dens located at Don Juan Street, Diamond Subdivision, 15 females including two minors were rescued by CIDG agents.

Police seized from the three cyber sex dens at least 10 computer units with web cameras used in cyber sex and two sex toys.

Senior Superintendent Sonny Cunanan, Angeles City police chief, said a raid was also conducted in a suspected cyber sex den in Dona Carmen Street, Mountain View Subdivision, Balibago.

Claudia Mangapis, reportedly a maintainer of one of the cyber sex dens, was also arrested during the raid. She was charged with violation of RA 9202, said Cunanan.

At least 10 women were rescued and nine computer units with web cameras were seized, including four sex toys and several documents pertaining to cyber sex operations.

The raid was conducted after a search warrant was issued by Judge Bernadita Gabitan Erum of the Angeles City RTC, said Cunanan.