ANGELES CITY, Pampanga––Policemen arrested Tuesday an American national facing charges for alleged human trafficking and child abuse during an operation in Barangay Malabanias in this city.
In a statement, Col. Rommel Batangan, this city’s police director, identified the suspect as Nickolas Gabriel Pyant, 61, a resident of Clarkview Residences Subdivision in Malabanias.
Batangan said Pyant was the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Gemma Theresa Hilarion-Logronio of the Olongapo City Family Court Branch 12.
He is facing charges for 18 counts of violation of the Anti-Trafficking In Persons Act of 2003 and 18 counts of violation of the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.
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