00:00A man in Antipolo City was arrested several times for raping a minor in 2023.
00:07The accused man was denied bail.
00:09EJ Gomez has the latest news.
00:13We are from Antipolo. We were arrested.
00:16He was in a room in a statutory rape case.
00:21In front of his father, he was arrested.
00:24This 19-year-old man was arrested for rape of a minor.
00:29The accused man was not granted a warrant of arrest after hiding for more than a year after the crime.
00:37He was arrested by the police in his home in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City.
00:42According to the police, the rape of the man took place last April.
00:47He was with two other 14-year-old women.
00:50They met the victim online and met to watch a concert.
00:55We were drinking at home when the accused man noticed that he was drunk.
01:02The accused man invited the victim to rest.
01:04Then they started to do their part for the poor victim.
01:11The victim was raped four times.
01:14The accused man denied the warrant.
01:16I didn't do it.
01:18To all of your questions, I will tell the court.
01:22The man is in custody in the custodial facility of Antipolo Component City Police Station.
01:27He is facing four counts of statutory rape.
01:30A follow-up operation is ongoing to find the other accused man.
01:34This is the first news.
01:36EJ Gomez for GMA Integrated News.
01:48At www.gmanews.tv.
