It’s unfortunate how technology is being exploited by criminals.
A man from Davao City is facing charges for pimping out a minor via the instant messaging application WeChat, SunStar Davao reports.
The suspect was arrested through an entrapment operation conducted by the police authorities at a motel along Ecoland Drive in Matina, Davao City. The suspect had tried to pimp out a 16-year-old girl to an undercover police officer for PHP3,000.
The Philippine National Police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group-Davao arrested the suspect after he received payment for the transaction, which included three marked PHP100 bills.
The suspect will be charged for violating the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012 in relation to the the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act.
Prosecutor Mariza De Los Santos-Jaugan ordered the police officers to coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the temporary custody of the victim.
