Police, IJM ready case vs. cyberporn mom

The woman from San Fernando who allegedly sold her daughter and other minors to online pedophiles was reportedly receiving around P2,500 to P3,500 per week her clients.

Cases are already being prepared against the woman.

Senior Supt. Romeo Perigo, chief of the Women and Children Protection Center-Visayas Field Unit, said that Cynthia (not her real name) got her money through money transfer firms.

Based on their surveillance, Cynthia would receive money from her clients at least two to three times per week.

Perigo and Atty. John Tanagho, International Justice Mission (IJM) Cebu field office director, visited the office of Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale yesterday to report to her the result of their operation.

Magpale, in a separate interview, praised money transfer firms in the province for frequently coordinating with them and law enforcement agencies whenever some of their clients are conducting suspicious transactions with them.

But Magpale, chairman of the Cebu Provincial Women’s Commission, said that cybersex den operators continue to dodge them as they found ways to continue their business without attracting attention.

“There are so many money transfers firms in one barangay. But the perpetrators are finding new ways to avoid detection such as not transacting in one money transfer firms more than once,” she said.

Magpale said that the fight against cyberpornography should not just be done by law enforcers alone, but also by members of the community.

She said that families should also serve as examples for their children.

Magpale plans to coordinate with the Department of Education (DepEd) to highlight the importance of the fight against cyberpornography to teachers and their students.

She also asks the public to give tips to law enforcement agencies on cybersex dens. /