SL man in Philippines arrested on child sex abuse charges

A Sri Lankan wanted for sexually abusing mostly young children had been arrested by the Philippine Police early this week in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, a news article published on Interaksyon news portal said on Thursday.

In a belated report on Thursday, Senior Superintendent Edwin Quilates, chief of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Luzon, has said the suspect was arrested at the Old Capitol Compound in Barangay San Roque Monday morning. .

The arresting team was armed with a warrant for his arrest on charges of violating Republic Act 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act.