Aklan police rescue 2 young girls, arrest minor ‘pimp’ in sex racket

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

 

Authorities rescued in a sex racket two girls including a minor from their alleged pimp (bugaw) in New Washington, Aklan on November 2. 

The pimp, also a minor aged 16, was arrested in an entrapment and rescue operation for offering the girls for P7,000 to police officers who posed as customers in exchange for the girls’ services. 

 

Senior Police Officer I Lea Villaruel, investigator of New Washington police women’s desk, said the young girls came from Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. 

The pimp and her two companions - aged 16 and 18, agreed to meet their 'contact' in a lodging house in Barangay Tambak on Friday evening where the police officers were waiting in their rooms. 

“Galing sila sa bayan ng Ibajay, pagdating sa kanilang mga kuwarto dito kaagad na naghubo ng mga damit dahil nagmamadali na matapos sila mga alas-10. Siguro may ibang kustomer,” she said. 

The girls are being paid for P3,500 or higher depending on the customers could afford for the flesh trade.  

“Magbarkada din sila sa Boracay. Itong bugaw ayon sa kanila ay tumutulong at first time daw sa ganitong business, para may pangtustos sa kanilang pagkain, sa luho at pang load. Itong mga mga bata ay Grade 7, Grade 9 at ang isa ay newly graduate sa high school,” Villaruel added. 

The rescued girls have been taken under custody by the New Washington police station and the local social worker office after the police operation.  

The pimp will be facing charges for violating Republic Act No. 9208 as amended by RA 10364 or the Expanded Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012.