POLICE OFFICIAL SAID RAPE CASES HAPPENING IN MOTELS

A POLICE official said some rape cases are happening inside motels.

PMaj. Antonio Luy, Station Commander, PS18 Bajada Police Station of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said during an interview on Davao City Disaster Radio on May 19, 2023, that within their area of responsibility, rape cases usually happen in motels.

“Mag-meet up tapos magabot sila sa usa ka motel, pagka-morning naa na sila sa station kay na-rape kuno sila (They will meet-up at a motel. The next day, the victim will report that they were raped),” Luy said.

He said most of the perpetrators are acquaintances of the victims.

“Naa gihapon ta’y mga rape cases diri sa Bajada Police Station, but basi sa atong analysis diri more on acquaintance, managkaila nga nag-inom kay ang atong area of responsibility is highly urbanized (We have encountered rape cases within the area of the Bajada Police Station. Based on our analysis, people involved were acquaintances who have gone out to drink),” he said.

Luy added that the large motels and bars are located within the city center. Hence, there is the risk of someone being raped.

He said they have also observed a new trend of suspects using social media to lure victims.

“Isa ni sa mga gina-konsidera sa Davao City Police Office nga pagabuhatan og lakang ug study (The Davao City Police Office is currently looking into this),” he added.

According to the data provided by the Police Region Office-Davao to SunStar Davao, from January 1 to April 29, 2023, a total of 128 rape cases were reported in the entire region.

PRO-Davao spokesperson PltCol. Eudisan Gultiano said DCPO recorded the highest number of cases in the region with 35 cases, followed by the Davao del Norte Provincial Police Office (DdNPPO) with 32 cases and Davao del Sur Provincial Police Office (DdSPPO) with 26 cases.

Davao de Oro Provincial Police Office recorded 18 cases, Davao Oriental Provincial Police Office with 11 cases, and Davao Occidental Provincial Police Office with six cases.

PRO-Davao said the majority of the victims were children.

There were 88 incidents involving victims who were between the ages of 11 and 17; 19 cases involved victims who were between the ages of 18 and 25; and seven cases were children between the ages of 6 and 10.

Out of 128 rape cases, 76 of the victims were students, 32 were unknown, and 11 were not employed.

Naa gihapon ta’y mga rape cases diri sa Bajada Police Station, but basi sa atong analysis diri more on acquaintance, managkaila nga nag-inom kay ang atong area of responsibility is highly urbanized.

PMAJ. ANTONIO LUY Station Commander, PS18 Bajada Police Station