24 rape suspects nabbed from Jan-June

Davao City Police Office (DCPO) recorded at least 24 rape suspects who were arrested by authorities and 73 cases have been filed before the court from January to June 2018.

DCPO director Police Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum said based on their data, 19 cases were filed in the first quarter of 2018 and 54 cases in the second quarter.

Tagum said there are still other victims who complained to their office but are skeptical in filing charges against their offenders, thus, some cases did not push through.

“We are still conducting follow-up investigation on those cases that were not filed since the victims are still not ready to face the rigors in the court proceedings. But we refer them all to the CSSDO (Davao City Social Service and Development Office) for intervention and counseling,” the DCPO chief said.

Tagum added that most of these cases were filed through regular proceedings and said that they are still waiting for their warrant of arrest from the court.

The data also showed that in the first quarter of 2018, authorities apprehended seven rape suspects and 17 in the second quarter. /

“We are still conducting follow-up investigation on those cases that were not filed since the victims are still not ready to face the rigors in the court proceedings.” DCPO director Police Senior Superintendent ALEXANDER TAGUM