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Ilocos Region's 7th most wanted nabbed in Vintar
Trigger Warning: This article contains details related to sexual assault and violence involving minors, which some readers may find distressing. Reader discretion is advised.
Police operatives from the Vintar Municipal Police Station (MPS) arrested the Top 7 Most Wanted Person at the regional level in an intelligence-driven operation conducted Thursday in Barangay 4, Sta. Maria, Vintar, Ilocos Norte.
The suspect was identified as Christopher Morales Belong, 46, married, a baker, and a resident of the said barangay. He was apprehended by virtue of a warrant of arrest.
Belong faces three counts of Qualified Rape of a Minor through Carnal Knowledge (non-bailable) and one count of Qualified Rape of a Minor through Sexual Assault, with a recommended bail of ₱200,000, under criminal cases filed before the Family Court.
According to police reports, the Vintar MPS conducted the arrest at around 5:00 p.m.
The suspect is currently in the custody of the Vintar Municipal Police Station for documentation prior to his presentation before the concerned court.