Five minors were rescued from a mother engaged in online child sexual exploitation activities in Quezon City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Monday, Sept. 22.
The NBI said its operatives from the Human Trafficking Division (HTRAD) apprehended the woman during an entrapment operation.
The arrested mother has been charged before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office with qualified trafficking in persons under Republic Act (RA) No. 9208, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003, as amended.
The NBI said the operation arose from a case referral from the Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) through the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center (PICACC).
The referral stated that members of the New Westminster Police Department (NWPD) executed a search warrant that resulted in the arrest of a Canadian national at his residence.
The examination of the Canadian national’s device showed that the arrested mother “was receiving payments to facilitate the online sexual abuse of her 12-year-old daughter,” the NBI said.
After surveillance, the woman was found actively offering minors to foreigners in exchange for money. (Jeffrey Damicog)
