The Philippines’ Cybercrime division of the Department of Justice has announced that they have successfully tracked down the person responsible for the rape threat posed against 19-year-old Frankie Pangilinan, daughter of Senator Francis Pangilinan and Megastar Sharon Cuneta.
Officials from the DOJ have also requested Facebook to preserve the contents of the social media account under the name of “Sonny Alcos” that contained the offensive rape threats.
“The DOJ-Office of Cybercrime has ascertained the identity and location of the person who allegedly threatened Frankie Pangilinan. It has also made a request for Facebook to preserve the content of the account pending the filing of the complaint by the offended party. Should a complaint be filed, law enforcers may apply for a warrant to disclose computer data and a request for extradition, if warranted, may be made,” said Justice Undersecretary and spokesperson Markk Perete.
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Justice Secretary Menardo Guevara stated that Frankie herself can file a complaint before a prosecutor’s office and suggested that it is preferable for a complainant like her to do a personal appearance when doing so.
“It’s not required that the complainant personally goes to the prosecutor’s office/DOJ. Her lawyer may do it for her, provided the complaint has been duly sworn to by the complainant. It is preferable, though, that the complainant personally appears before the prosecutor,” Guevarra said when sought for comment as per reports from the Philippine News Agency.
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Frankie, for her part, hopes that law enforcers would protect more victims like her from such sex crimes.
“It just sucks so bad to think about how so many actual victims (not just of threats etc.) can’t even begin to fight for their own justice and here I am, receiving one vile tweet and some people are enraged on my behalf. Can we please unleash the same fire for everyone?” she said.
