Ex-boyfriend tells his side

The ex-boyfriend of the 24-year-old female university student who figured in a sex video scandal on the Internet appeared before the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) to shed light on the incident.

He said he was willing to take a lie detector test to prove his statements.

Assisted by two private lawyers, Mario (not his real name) confirmed an earlier report that the cell phone that he and his partner used in recording their tryst two years ago was stolen. He said he got drunk three months after they broke up when it was lost.

The NBI said Mario is the direct link that may lead to those responsible for uploading the video into the Web.

“If we find out that he was the one who uploaded the sex video on the Internet, he could be (charged). That entails so much evidence to gather,” NBI-7 supervising agent Reynaldo Villordon told reporters yesterday.

He said Mario will take a lie detector test next week.

“His willingness to be investigated shows he’s not the subject (suspect),” Villordon said.

Joseph Randi Torregosa, one of Mario’s lawyers, said his client was considered a “suspect” by the NBI-7.

“We’re willing to let him undergo polygraph examination. We don’t have any problem about it. We’re not hiding anything,” he said.

Results of a polygraph exam is inadmissible as evidence in court but is useful as a tool for investigation, said the NBI.

Ronilo Rocal, the chief NBI-7 polygraph examiner, earlier said results of a polygraph test are 80 percent accurate.

“As an examiner, I formulate questions based on the facts of the case,” he told Cebu Daily News.

Villordon said they requested Mario to appear before the NBI-7 to recount how he lost his cell phone.

Mario and his lawyers went to the NBI-7 office in brgy. Capitol Site, Cebu City last Friday.

“The guy has confirmed what the woman (ex-girlfriend) narrated,” Villordon said.

Mario, he said, related that his cell phone got lost when he got drunk with friends.

He mentioned names of the people who were with him when his cellphone was lost.

“We will also send a summons to his (Mario) companions for them to likewise appear before the NBI-7,” he said.

Mario told the NBI-7 that there was no animosity between him and his ex-girlfriend when they broke up.

“He (Mario) considered himself a victim himself,” Villordon said.

Torregosa clarified that no charges were filed against his client. Reporter Ador Vincent Mayol