14-yr-old raped

DAVAO CITY – Police have filed a case against a driver of a tricycle who was reported to have molested a 14-year-old in Sun City, Buhangin, at around 7 p.m. last July 2. Police identified the suspect as Darrel Vallente, who claimed he was in a relationship with the minor. But Women and Children’s Protection Desk (WCPD) investigator Jonnalyn Plana said this was not true. “They don’t even know each other,” she said. “The respondent is a tricycle driver who was hired by the victim to take her home,” according to Plana, but the suspect instead drove the vehicle towards a grassy area near Sun City and allegedly raped the minor. (Yas D. Ocampo)