Mayor arrested after beating up masseur, telling masseuse to massage his birdie

CEBU CITY—Police arrested the mayor of Clarin town, Misamis Occidental province hours after he allegedly beat up a masseur in a parlor here on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

Clarin Mayor David Navarro was about to board a plane at the Mactan Cebu International Airport around 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, when he was arrested by police.

He was accused of beating up masseur John Duenas who was assigned to massage the mayor in the absence of masseuse.

Security camera footage obtained by police showed Navarro punching Duenas in the stomach.

Duenas said when a masseuse was assigned to the mayor, Navarro asked that she massage his private parts.

The mayor was charged with acts of lasciviousness, unjust vexation and physical injury at the Cebu City prosecutor’s office. Navarro denied the accusations against him./TSB