Police files

FATHER RAPES DAUGHTER

A 19-YEAR-OLD girl in Barili town, southern Cebu, accused her father of repeatedly raping her.

The girl reported the abuse to the Barili police yesterday, but when police visited her home,  the 37-year-old father was no longer there.

The girl said her father started raping her when she was  15 years old. She said the last assault happened in April.

The girl said her father threatened to kill her if she will report to the police but she  decided to complain since she could no longer bear the abuse.

The girl was turned over to social workers for counseling and a  medical examination.

Police said charges were filed against the father. /CORRESPONDENT CHITO O. ARAGON

MARIJUANA PLANTS UPROOTED

MARIJUANA plants and seedling were uprooted in barangay Sibacan, Danao City, northern Cebu.

Danao police went to sitio Panaliwad-on last Tuesday morning to serve a warrant against a frustrated murder suspect but ended up discovering a marijuana plantation.

Police uprooted 1,312 fully grown marijuana plants and 846 seedlings.

The farm  was located near the house of the suspect, Rodilito Oliverio, who  was able to flee just as the policemen arrived.

Police said an investigation will be made to identify the cultivators of the marijuana plantation and the owner of the lot. /REPORTER RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL AND CORRESPONDENT GABRIEL C. BONJOC

’WINSTON GARCIA’ NABBED

A 21-YEAR-OLD dance choreographer was arrested for alleged child abuse in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City.

Winston Garcia (not the brother of Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia) was arrested in his residence in sitio Aroma last Tuesday night.

A warrant was issued by Judge Danilo Armisola of the Regional Trial Court Branch 58 in San Carlos City for the abuse.

The alleged crime happened in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, said Insp. Ramil Morpos.

Garcia, who denied any wrongdoing, told police that the  case stemmed from a complaint of a mother of one his students while he was still the choreographer of a school in San Carlos City last year.

The student accused Garcia of hitting him.

Garcia denied this, saying he only reprimanded the student for a minor offense.

Garcia said he thought the issue was already settled when he was made to appear at the principal’s office.

Garcia said he didn’t know that an arrest warrant was issued against him and  that bail was set at P80,000 for  his temporary release. /CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA