CEBU CITY, Philippines – A habal-habal driver from Toledo Metropolis, Cebu is accused of making an attempt to rape a girl he dropped at a lodging home on the early hours of Wednesday, November 6.
The alleged incident occurred at round 3:00 a.m. at a lodging home within the metropolis.
Gierecel Oga-ob Esconde alias “Jerry” was taken into custody for allegedly making an attempt to rape a 32-year-old lady, who labored as a service crew of a pizza restaurant.
Esconde, 45, is a habal-habal driver and a resident of Purok 11, Bunga in Toledo Metropolis.
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Authorities mentioned that the sufferer said that Esconde fetched her from her home at round 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The 2 headed to a close-by comfort retailer and had a ingesting session.
After some time, the girl requested Esconde to take her again house on his bike.
The suspect, nevertheless, sped up and purposely went to a distinct course from the sufferer’s home.
When the sufferer sensed that they have been heading to a lodging home, she discreetly despatched a message to her mates asking for assist.
Upon their arrival, Esconde allegedly introduced her to a room and instantly started eradicating his garments.
The sufferer narrated to police that Esconde allegedly kissed her on the lips, groped her physique, and forcefully took off the shorts she was sporting.
Regardless of her resistance and makes an attempt to push him off, the suspect was not affected and tried to violate the girl.
Fortuitously, Esconde was stopped by an surprising knock on the door. The lady then hurriedly stood as much as open the door the place two of her mates have been ready.
Esconde then instantly ran away to flee. In the meantime, the sufferer and her mates headed to the police station to report the incident.
The suspect was apprehended by means of a hot-pursuit operation at round 7:30 a.m. on the identical day.
As of this writing, Esconde is detained on the custodial facility of the Toledo Metropolis Police Station whereas authorities are getting ready to file fees of tried rape towards him.
Toledo Metropolis is a third class element metropolis of the Province of Cebu. It’s positioned some 50 kilometers west of Cebu Metropolis.
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