Convicted sex offenders intercepted at airports — BI
All four offenders have been placed on the BI’s blacklist, effectively banning them from reentering the Philippines.
All four offenders have been placed on the BI’s blacklist, effectively banning them from reentering the Philippines.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Monday that it denied entry to four foreign nationals convicted of sex crimes in their home countries during operations conducted between 26 October and 4 November.
Reports said that the exclusions were carried out at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila, Clark International Airport (CIA), and Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
Among those barred entry was 56-year-old Julian Johnson, an American national who arrived at CIA on 26 October from Taipei. The BI stated that Johnson was convicted in the United States in 1966 for lascivious acts with a child under 14 and was sentenced to one year of confinement and five years of probation.
On the same day, 34-year-old New Zealander Stefan Andrew Alletson was intercepted at NAIA Terminal 3 after arriving from Hong Kong.
The Philippine Center on Transnational Crime confirmed Alletson was previously convicted for sending sexually explicit photographs to 14-year-old boys and pleaded guilty to charges of possession and distribution of objectionable material.
On 30 October, 77-year-old Canadian national Leo Paul Hoele was denied entry at MCIA. He was confirmed to have been convicted in 2018 of a child-pornography related offense and conspiracy to commit a sexual offense against a person under 18.
The most recent interception occurred on 4 November at NAIA Terminal 1, where Charles White, 69, a US citizen, was barred entry for his 2007 conviction for a third-degree criminal sexual act against a 15-year-old.
All four offenders have been placed on the BI’s blacklist, effectively banning them from reentering the Philippines.
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