Police colonel faces criminal raps for blackmail using sex video

INQUIRER STOCK PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — A police officer is facing a string of criminal complaints for recording his sexual encounters with a woman he had an illicit affair with and allegedly using the recordings to blackmail her for wanting to end their relationship and pay off his debt.

The police officer is facing a complaint before the Quezon City Prosecutors’ Office for violating Republic Act (RA) 9262, the Anti-Violence against Women and their Children Law; RA 9995, the Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act; RA 11313, the Safe Spaces Law; RA 10173, the Data Privacy Act; RA 10175, the Cybercrime Prevention Law.

He also faces complaints for grave coercion, intrigue against honor, and unjust vexation.

He was already relieved from his post.

In her complaint, the victim said she met the respondent when he sent her a friend request on Facebook in December 2020.

From there, she said they became friends as the police official provided her with emotional support because she was suffering from depression due to personal problems at the time.

She first met the respondent when she delivered the nameplate he ordered and talked about her money-lending business over lunch. She said this was also the first time the respondent kissed her without her consent.

On their second meeting, she said he invited her for a meal but took her to a hotel instead. She said this was where they first had sex. Then, he showed her the video “for fun.”

READ: 2 Cavite cops facing sexual assault raps nabbed

She said she tried to snatch the phone to delete the video, but the police officer refused, saying he would be the one deleting the video.

From then on, the victim stated that she felt unable to refuse the respondent’s request because he continually threatened her with the video.

In June 2023, she said she met the police colonel who started borrowing money from her. The total amount he borrowed was P245,000 with increments of P50,000, then P65,000 and P130,000.

In January 2024, she demanded payment and threatened to take the case to the barangay, to which the police officer said he would just tell the village chief that they had a relationship and show their sex video.

In the same month, a person who claims to be the policeman’s wife messaged her on Facebook, saying she had copies of their sex videos. The same social media account sent one of the videos to her daughter, who was then at school.

A day later, the video was also sent to her husband.

The case is currently undergoing preliminary investigation.