MANILA, Philippines — A man in Cavite had sought police assistance after being subjected to revenge porn by his former partner who reportedly could not get over their break-up.
Police said the 22-year-old suspect, who is a transgender woman, was arrested by Cavite police for sending explicit photos to her boyfriend’s friends and relatives.
The suspect was arrested during an entrapment operation at a drive-in hotel in Bacoor City on August 13, Tuesday.
Lt. Wallen Mae Arancillo, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group spokesperson, said on Friday that the suspect demanded a meet-up with the victim in exchange for deleting the explicit materials.
The victim, who then asked for help from police, agreed to his ex’s demand, according to Arancillo.
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Police stormed the hotel room while the suspect and her partner were engaged in sexual activities, as shown by a video shared by authorities.
Authorities then read Miranda rights to the suspect, who was still naked.
“Sawang-sawa na ako sa’yo, ilang beses na akong nakikiusap sa’yo (I’m so fed up with you, I’ve asked you so many times),” the suspect could be heard saying in the video.
Arancillo said they settled the dispute in a barangay (village) court, but the suspect still did not stop spreading the explicit images and videos, prompting the victim to seek police assistance.
“In those five months, they had intimate moments that they captured,” Arancillo said in an interview at Camp Crame, partly in Filipino. “They had video calls with sexual activities, and the suspect used that to coerce the victim.”
“They went there [in barangay] to settle and delete the photos and videos, but the suspect could not move on, so she still continued to coerce and blackmail the victim,” she also said.
The suspect is facing charges of violation of Article 286 (Grave Coercion) of the Revised Penal Code and the Republic Act 9995 or the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009, according to the police spokesperson.
Arancillo said the suspect could post a P180,000 bail.