SENTENCED. A woman pleads guilty to online sex trafficking charges and is sentenced to 15 years in prison. Photo courtesy of the International Justice Mission
Judge Ramon Daomilas Jr ordered Merlyn to pay fines and damages amounting to P1.5 million for trafficking at least 5 minors aged 6 to 17. “Today’s conviction brings with it a harsh punishment of 15 long years of imprisonment for the offense she committed to her victims. We hope that these long years of serving her sentence will serve as a warning to all suspects engaging in online sexual exploitation of children,” said Police Colonel Romeo Perigo, chief of the Women and Children Protection Center -Visayas Field Unit .Merlyn is the latest to be arrested for online sex trafficking in Cebu.
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