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00:00 Police arrested a man who was a student with intellectual disability.
00:06 First news is from James Agustin.
00:08 In the follow-up operation of the operatives of QCPD Station 14,
00:16 Melvin Manda, 39 years old, was arrested
00:19 for his house in Dasmariña City, Cavite.
00:22 He was accused of molesting a 19-year-old grade 7 student with intellectual disability.
00:28 According to the police, the two met at a dating site
00:31 and agreed to meet at a gas station in Holy Spirit, Quezon City.
00:36 From there, Manda was able to track down the victim in Cavite.
00:39 The victim was forced to accompany the suspect.
00:41 He molested her from the time the suspect caught him until August 1, until August 5.
00:49 So, he molested her three times a day.
00:54 The family first went to the police to report the missing victim.
00:58 They also used social media.
01:00 His brother posted on social media that his brother was missing.
01:07 And someone private messaged him that the child was in their neighborhood.
01:15 When the family and the victim learned that the victim was missing,
01:18 they reported to the police.
01:19 That's when the follow-up operation was conducted.
01:21 The mother was shocked by what happened to her youngest son.
01:25 We were all panicked.
01:26 At first, he didn't leave the house alone.
01:30 He didn't know how to commute by himself.
01:35 He was in school and he was in school.
01:38 We tried to find him.
01:42 We called his cell phone but we couldn't reach him.
01:45 We messaged him but he didn't reply.
01:50 I was confused.
01:52 I was confused by what he was thinking.
01:56 But I did it because I love him.
02:00 I showed him that the child doesn't know.
02:04 Do you have a relationship?
02:06 Yes, we do.
02:07 I won't show him that we don't have a relationship.
02:10 But we video called each other.
02:12 The victim denied that they had a relationship with the suspect.
02:15 The suspect was facing rape complaints and consented abduction.
02:19 To the parents, let's guide our children.
02:24 Let them know where they are going and who they are with.
02:27 This is the first news.
02:29 James Agustin for GMA Integrated News.
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